CIVIL WAR, THE, EPISODE 9: 1865: THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE (TV)

Summary

The final episode in this nine-part documentary about the American Civil War, narrated by David McCullough. Subtitles in this episode include "Assassination," "Useless, Useless," "The Picklocks of Biographers," and "Was It Not Real." Civil War experts appearing include writer Shelby Foote, historians Barbara Fields and Stephen B. Oates, and former Congressman James Symington. Events covered include Abraham Lincoln's assassination and burial; the capture and deaths of John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices; final skirmishes of the war, such as Johnston's surrender to Sherman and Jefferson Davis' capture and imprisonment; and the victory parade of the Union army for the new president. Statistics of military casualities and survivors are given; and the postwar condition of the towns of Deer Isle, Maine, and Clarksville, Tennessee, are discussed, as are the remaining lives of survivors Sam Watkins and Elisha Hunt Rhodes. Other war survivors profiled include William Tecumseh Sherman, Mary Chesnut, Walt Whitman, George McClellan, and Frederick Douglass, as well as Mathew Brady, Mary Todd Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Nathan Bedford Forest, George Pickett, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and others. Experts offer final reflections on the war and its legacy for the United States. Film clips include a 1913 reunion of Gettysburg veterans, and "Gettysburg: 1863-1938" by Paramount News, with the voice of Gene Marshall on the 75th anniversary of Gettysburg.

Details

NETWORK: PBS
DATE: September 27, 1990 9:08 PM
RUNNING TIME: 1:08:24
COLOR/B&W: Color
CATALOG ID: T91:0026
GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries
SUBJECT HEADING: U S - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
SERIES RUN: PBS - TV, 1990
COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

Ken Burns … Executive Producer, Producer, Writer, Music (Misc. Credits), Music direction 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
Gene Marshall … Voice
Joe Mattys … Voice
Shelby Foote … Voice
Barbara Fields … Guest
James Symington … Guest
Stephen B. Oates … Guest