PokMovies your movie and series manager
Log in to add movies and series to your personal list
Episode Details: War is All Hell: 1865
War is All Hell: 1865
Series: The Civil War
Season: Season 1
Episode Number: 8
Air Date:
Duration: 70 min
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.
Cast and Guests
Ken Burns
Writer
Ken Burns
DirectorStreaming Platforms for The Civil War
