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9 episodes in this season

The Cause: 1861

100 min

A Very Bloody Affair: 1862

69 min

Forever Free: 1862

77 min

Simply Murder: 1863

63 min

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The Universe of Battle: 1863

97 min

Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864

71 min

Most Hallowed Ground: 1864

73 min

War Is All Hell: 1865

70 min

The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865

70 min

The Civil War

TV Series

19901h 37m7.9

DocumentaryWar & Politics

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The Universe of Battle: 1863

Season 1 · Episode 5 · Sep 25, 1990

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.

6.5episode rating

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The Civil War

TV Series

19901h 37m7.9

DocumentaryWar & Politics

Now playing

The Universe of Battle: 1863

Season 1 · Episode 5 · Sep 25, 1990

6.5episode rating

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