CIVIL WAR, THE, EPISODE 3: FOREVER FREE (1862) (TV)
Summary
The third episode of this nine-episode documentary about the American Civil War, narrated by David McCullough. Subtitles include "Stonewall," "The Beast," "The Seven Days," "Kiss Daniel for me," "Saving the Union," "Antietam," and "The Higher Object." Experts who appear include writer Shelby Foote, historians Barbara Fields and Ed Bearss, and journalist William Safire. Events covered in this installment include Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign; the Battle of Fair Oaks, where Commander Joseph Johnston was injured and passed on his duties to Robert E. Lee; and the Battles of the Seven Days, Second Manassas, and Antietam. President Abraham Lincoln's (Sam Waterston) struggle to find competent leadership for the Union army continues as he replaces George McClellan with John Pope, replaces Pope with McClellan, until he finally relieves McClellan of his post permanently, replacing him with Ulysses S. Grant. Included are profiles of Stonewall Jackson, Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, Joe Hooker, Clara Barton, Ambrose Burnside, and Joshua L. Chamberlain. Other topics include discussion on the changing character of war itself as the increasingly bloody battles and loss of men affect American towns; Lincoln's need to change Union tactics as European forces threaten to intervene on the South's behalf; the morale of the Union forces deteriorates without a clear cause; the Unuon's increasingly uncertain chances for victory; Lincoln's colonization policy towards freed slaves before he passes the Emancipation Proclamation; Gen. Benjamin "Beast" Butler's actions as the appointed military governor of occupied New Orleans; reactions of the residents of that city; the resulting General Order No. 28 decreeing that any woman treating Union officers or soldiers with contempt would be treated "as a woman of the town plying her avocation''; and Mathew Brady's New York photo exhibition on "The Dead at Antietam." The program concludes with the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation; its effect on the war and the people of America is discussed. The Proclamation and a portion of Lincoln's speech before Congress are read by Waterston.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: September 24, 1990 9:10 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:15:32
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T91:0020
- GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries
- SUBJECT HEADING: Public affairs/Documentaries; History - American; U S - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV, 1990
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Ken Burns … Executive Producer, Writer, Music direction by
- Ric Burns … Producer, Writer
- Stephen Ives … Co-Producer
- Julie Dunfey … Co-Producer
- Mike Hill … Co-Producer
- David McCullough … Narrator
- Geoffrey C. Ward … Writer
- John Colby … Music (Misc. Credits), Music direction by
- Jacqueline Schwab … Instrumentalist, Pianist
- Jay Ungar … Composer, "Ashokan Farewell", Instrumentalist, Fiddle and mandolin player, Traditional music performed by
- Matt Glaser … Instrumentalist, Fiddle player, Traditional music performed by
- Jesse Carr … Singer, Instrumentalist, Guitar and recorder player, Traditional music performed by, Voice
- Molly Mason … Instrumentalist, Guitar and bass player, Traditional music performed by
- Peggy James … Instrumentalist, Violinist, Traditional music performed by
- Yonatan Malin … Instrumentalist, Flutist, Traditional music performed by
- Peter Amidon … Instrumentalist, Banjo player, Traditional music performed by
- Peter Ecklund … Instrumentalist, Cornet player, Traditional music performed by
- Don Brooks … Instrumentalist, Harmonica player, Traditional music performed by
- Russ Barenberg … Instrumentalist, Guitar and mandolin player, Traditional music performed by
- Old Bethpage Brass Band … Music Group, Traditional music performed by
- Kirby Jolly … Conductor, Old Bethpage Brass Band
- Bernice Johnson Reagon … Music (Misc. Credits), "We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder" arranged and performed by
- Sanctuary Choir of the Abyssinian Baptist Church … Choir/Chorus, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" performed by
- Jewel T. Thompson … Choral Director, Sanctuary Choir
- Fennell, Frederick, and the Eastman Wind Ensemble … Music Group
- Bobby Horton … Performer, "Dixie" performed by
- United States Marine Band … Music Group, "The Star-Spangled Banner" performed by
- Heritage Americana Brass Band, The … Music Group, "Funeral March No. 1" and "Battle Hymn Quickstep"
- Robert Garofalo … Conductor, Heritage Americana Brass Band
- Sam Waterston … Cast, Abraham Lincoln, Voice
- Julie Harris … Cast, Mary Chesnut, Voice
- Robards, Jason (See also: Robards, Jason, Jr.) … Cast, Ulysses S. Grant, Voice
- Morgan Freeman … Cast, Frederick Douglass, Voice
- Paul Roebling … Cast, Joshua L. Chamberlain and others, Voice
- Garrison Keillor … Cast, Walt Whitman and others, Voice
- George Black … Cast, Robert E. Lee, Voice
- Arthur Miller … Cast, William Tecumseh Sherman, Voice
- Chris Murney … Cast, Pvt. Elisha Hunt Rhodes, Voice
- Charley McDowell … Cast, Pvt. Sam Watkins, Voice
- Horton Foote … Cast, Jefferson Davis, Voice
- George Plimpton … Cast, George Templeton Strong, Voice
- Philip Bosco … Cast, Horace Greeley and others, Voice
- Terry Courier … Cast, George McClellan, Voice
- Jody Powell … Cast, Stonewall Jackson and others, Voice
- Studs Terkel … Cast, Benjamin F. Butler, Voice
- Derek Jacobi … Voice
- Jeremy Irons … Voice
- Kurt Vonnegut … Voice
- Gene Jones … Voice
- Jerome Dempsey … Voice
- Fishburne, Larry (See also: Fishburne, Laurence) … Voice
- Betsy Apple … Voice
- Carol Craven … Voice
- Marissa Copeland … Voice
- Halo Wines … Voice
- David Marks … Voice
- Pamela Reed … Voice
- Ronnie Gilbert … Voice
- M. Emmet Walsh … Voice
- Hoyt Axton … Voice
- John Hartford … Voice
- Walt Macpherson … Voice
- Colleen Dewhurst … Voice
- Latanya Richardson … Voice
- Bradford Washburn … Voice
- Wendy Tilghman … Voice
- Joe Mattys … Voice
- Shelby Foote … Voice, Guest
- Barbara Fields … Guest
- Ed Bearss … Guest
- William Safire … Guest
- Mathew Brady