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| Theresa |
Posted - August 30 2002 : 6:37:29 PM
I didn't know if this was the appropriate place to post this or not. Beginning Sunday, September 22 and five nights following at 8 pm Eastern, "The Civil War" a film by Ken Burns will air on PBS. If you've never seen this I encourage you to do so. And when you do, listen to the music. Bobby Horton who does the music for this is from Birmingham, AL and he has several Civil War music CD's, both Union and Confederate. In fact, I included a Confederate one in my Alabama basket that was raffled at this year's Gathering. Historian David McCullough narrates this multi-part series from Ken Burns about the American Civil War, using archival photographs, period paintings, newsreel footage, interviews with historians, and a chorus of voices reading from diaries, letters, speeches, and newspapers of the era. Here is a brief description of each night's episodes:
Sept. 22---The Cause: 1861---Beginning with an examination of slavery, this episode explores the causes of the war. The program covers such events as John Brown's rebellion at Harper's Ferry, the election of Abraham Lincoln, and the firing on Fort Sumter.
Sept. 23---A Very Bloody Affair: 1862---The birth of modern warfare is examined as Lincoln's war to preserve the Union transforms into a war to emancipate the slaves. This episode follows the battle of ironclad ships, camp life, and the beginning of the end of slavery.
Sept. 23---Forever Free: 1862---Confederate General Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland proved to be the bloodiest battle of the war. It is, however, followed by the brightest day: the emancipation of the slaves.
Sept. 24---Simply Murder: 1863---Beginning with the terrible battles at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Vicksburg, this episode also examines the fierce Northern opposition to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, the miseries of regimental life, and the increasing desperation of the Confederate home front.
Sept. 24---The Universe of Battle: 1863---In the Battle of Gettysburg, 150,000 men fought to the death in what proved to be the turning point of the war. Lincoln struggled to describe the events at the dedication of a new Union cemetery.
Sept. 25---Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864---This episode provides a biographical comparison of Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee The human toll is also examined with trips to the ghastly hospitals in both the North and the South.
Sept. 25---Most Hallowed Ground: 1864---Last minute Union victories at Mobile Bay, Atlanta, and the Shenandoah Valley provide an election win for Lincoln. General Lee's Arlington mansion becomes a Union military hospital and his estate becomes Arlington National Cemetery.
Sept. 26---War is Hell: 1865---William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea spells the end of the Confederacy. As Lee's tattered Army of Northern Virginia surrenders to Grant, John Wilkes Booth begins to dream of vengeance for the South.
Sept. 26---The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865---After chronicling Lincoln's assassination and funeral, this final episode recounts the last days of the war, the capture of Booth, and the fate of other major war figures. The series ends with a serious look at the consequences and meaning of the war that made the U.S. the nation it is today.
If better use has ever been made of television, I have not seen it...
~~~George F. Will
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