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A Very Bloody Affair: 1862

1862 saw the birth of modern warfare and the transformation of Lincoln's war to preserve the Union into a war to emancipate the slaves. Episode Two begins with the political infighting that threatened to swamp Lincoln's administration and then follows Union General George McClellan's ill-fated campaign on the Virginia Peninsula, where his huge army meets a smaller but infinitely more resourceful Confederate force. During this episode we witness the battle of ironclad ships, partake of camp life, and watch slavery begin to crumble. We meet Ulysses S. Grant, whose exploits come to a bloody climax at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee. The episode ends with rumors of Europe's readiness to recognize the Confederacy.

Release : September 24, 1990

Runtime Epiosde : 69 minutes

Rating : 7.20

Credits

David McCullough

David McCullough ( David McCullough )

Narrator

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston ( Sam Waterston )

Abraham Lincoln

Julie Harris

Julie Harris ( Julie Harris )

Mary Chestnut

Jason Robards

Jason Robards ( Jason Robards )

Ulysses S. Grant

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman ( Morgan Freeman )

Frederick Douglass

Paul Roebling

Paul Roebling ( Paul Roebling )

Joshua Chamberlain

Garrison Keillor

Garrison Keillor ( Garrison Keillor )

Walt Whitman

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George Black ( George Black )

Robert E. Lee

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller ( Arthur Miller )

William Tecumseh Sherman

Christopher Murney

Christopher Murney ( Christopher Murney )

Elisha Hunt Rhodes

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Charles McDowell ( Charles McDowell )

Samuel R. Watkins

Horton Foote

Horton Foote ( Horton Foote )

Jefferson Davis

George Plimpton

George Plimpton ( George Plimpton )

George Templeton Strong

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco ( Philip Bosco )

Horace Greeley

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Terry Courier ( Terry Courier )

George B. McClellan

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Jody Powell ( Jody Powell )

Stonewall Jackson / Various

Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel ( Studs Terkel )

Benjamin Butler / Various

Hoyt Axton

Hoyt Axton ( Hoyt Axton )

Various

John Hartford

John Hartford ( John Hartford )

Various

Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst ( Colleen Dewhurst )

Various

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Shelby Foote ( Shelby Foote )

Various

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Ronnie Gilbert ( Ronnie Gilbert )

Various

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons ( Jeremy Irons )

Various

Gene Jones

Gene Jones ( Gene Jones )

Various

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi ( Derek Jacobi )

Various

Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut ( Kurt Vonnegut )

Various

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne ( Laurence Fishburne )

Various

Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed ( Pamela Reed )

Various

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh ( M. Emmet Walsh )

Various