CIVIL WAR, THE, EPISODE 6: 1864: VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH (TV)
Summary
The sixth episode in this nine-part documentary about the American Civil War, narrated by David McCullough. Subtitles include "Grant," "Lee," "In the Wilderness," "Move by the Left Flank," and "The Remedy." Civil War experts appearing include writer Shelby Foote and historian Ed Bearss. As this part begins, President Abraham Lincoln (Sam Waterston) promotes Ulysses S. Grant to Lieutenant General of the Union army. Grant's bloody spring campaign begins, with Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. Despite defeats and heavy losses, Grant refuses to retreat, advancing with Gen. George Meade's Army of the Potomac on Robert E. Lee's army until fighting stalls just outside of Richmond. As the program concludes, William Tecumseh Sherman advances on Joseph E. Johnson's Georgian troops until they stall just north of Atlanta. With increasing anti-war sentiment, Lincoln faces a sure loss in the upcoming election without a decisive Union victory. Included are profiles of Grant, Lee, and Sherman, revealing the basic war strategies of each. Army hospital conditions are examined, with profiles on Walt Whitman and Dorothea Dix. Descriptions of soldiers preparing themselves for death are given, and a series of photos of "Dr. Bunnelle's Embalming" methods are shown. This installment also includes letters of a former slave who has been accused of trying to steal his daughter from his former owner.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: September 26, 1990 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:09:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T91:0023
- GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries
- SUBJECT HEADING: U S - History - Civil War, 1861-1865; Public affairs/Documentaries
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV, 1990
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Ken Burns … Executive Producer, Writer, Music by
- Ric Burns … Producer, Writer
- Stephen Ives … Co-Producer
- Julie Dunfey … Co-Producer
- Mike Hill … Co-Producer
- David McCullough … Production (Misc.), Senior Creative Consultant, Narrator
- Geoffrey C. Ward … Writer
- Robert Burgess … Camera, Still photography by
- Stephen Petegorsky … Camera, Still photography by
- John Colby … Music (Misc. Credits), Music direction by
- Jacqueline Schwab … Instrumentalist, Pianist, Traditional music performed by
- 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" performed by
- 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
- Ed Bearss … Guest
- Dorothea Dix