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War is All Hell (1865)

The episode begins with William Tecumseh Sherman's brilliant march to the sea, which brings the war to the heart of Georgia and the Carolinas and spells the end of the Confederacy. In March, following Lincoln's second inauguration, first Petersburg and then Richmond finally fall to Grant's army. Lee's tattered Army of Northern Virginia flees westward towards a tiny crossroads town called Appomattox Court House. There the dramatic and deeply moving surrender of Lee to Grant takes place. The episode ends in Washington where John Wilkes Booth begins to dream of vengeance for the South.

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  • Originally Aired September 27, 1990
  • Runtime 70 minutes
  • Network PBS
  • Production Company Florentine Films
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Created May 23, 2018 by
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  • Modified April 10, 2023 by
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Name Type Role
Geoffrey C. Ward Writer
Ric Burns Writer
Ken Burns Writer
Ken Burns Director