1 Season
9 Episode
The Civil War - Season 1 Episode 8 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.
- Year: 1990
- Country:
- Genre: Documentary, War & Politics, Drama
- Studio: PBS
- Keyword: civil war, slavery, miniseries, american civil war, robert e lee, 19th century, american historical foundation, historical documentary, historical events
- Director:
- Cast: David McCullough, Sam Waterston, Julie Harris, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman, Paul Roebling