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 This
episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point
of war: the Battle of Gettysburg,
the greatest ever fought in the Western Hemisphere. For
three days 150,000 men will fight to the death in the
Pennsylvania countryside, culminating in Pickett’s
legendary charge. This extended episode then goes on to
chronicle the fall of Vicksburg, the New York draft riots,
the first use of black troops, and the western battles
at Chickamauga, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The
episode closes with the dedication
of a new Union cemetery at Gettysburg in November,
where Abraham Lincoln struggles to put into words what
is happening to his people.
Click here for a detailed description of
this episode.
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