THE CIVIL WAR, the award-winning film by Ken Burns, airs from September 7-11, at 8:00pm on MPB TV.
MONDAY, SEPT. 7: "The Cause – 1861" Slavery, the causes of the war and the burning questions of union and states' rights are examined.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 8: "A Very Bloody Affair – 1862/Forever Free – 1862" Political infighting in Lincoln's administration and the bloody Battle of Shiloh are chronicled.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9: "Simly Murder – 1863/The Universe of Battle – 1863" Focuses on the Union disaster at Fredericksburg and oppostion to the Emancipation Proclamation.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10: "Valley of the Shadow of Death – 1964/Most Hallowed Ground – 1864" A biographical comparison of Grand and Lee also chronicles battles the two generals fought.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 11: "War Is All Hell – 1865/The Better Angels of Our nature 1865" William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea spells the end of the Confederacy.
