The Universe of battle, 1863 [videorecording] / Florentine Films ; produced in association with WETA-TV ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns and Ric Burns ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ric Burns with Ken Burns ; edited by Paul Barnes, Bruce Shaw, Tricia Reidy.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
PBS Video,
Copyright Date:
c1989
Description:
1 videocassette (95 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Cataloged from credits and cassette container. David McCollough.
Summary:
This episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of the war, the Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest ever fought in the Western hemisphere. The episode then chronicles the fall of Vicksburg, the New York draft riots, the first use of Black troops, and the western battles at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. The episode closes with the dedication of a new Union cemetery at Gettysburg, when Abraham Lincoln struggles to put into words what is happening to his people.
Series:
The Civil War ; episode 5
OCLC:
(OCoLC)29364124
Locations:
OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)
HHPC765 -- Laurens Public Library (Laurens) — VID 973.7 CIV
TBPD706 -- Wilton Public Library (Wilton) — 973.7 Vid
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