Over three days in 1863, war-weary Union and Confederate soldiers met at a backwater Pennsylvania crossroads to decide the fate of the nation. Produced to commemorate its sesquicentennial, THE GETTYSBURG STORY tells the epic tale of the bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil and the greatest man-made disaster in American history. This episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of war: the Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest ever fought in the Western Hemisphere. For three days, 150,000 men will fight to the Over three days in 1863, war-weary Union and Confederate soldiers met at a backwater Pennsylvania crossroads to decide the fate of the nation. Produced to commemorate its sesquicentennial, THE GETTYSBURG STORY tells the epic tale of the bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil and the greatest man-made disaster in American history. The Gettysburg Story begins on June 1863 with the start of the Gettysburg campaign in Virginia and follows the route of the Confederate and Union armies as they move north along the Blue Ridge mountains and across the Mason-Dixon line to meet on the rolling ground surrounding the small Pennsylvania town. The program is narrated by acclaimed actor Stephen Lang (Avatar, Tombstone, Gettysburg On July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, PA the Union lured the Confederate troops out into the open field. Pickett charged and the tide of the war changed in the Union's favor. Aired: 04/03/11 Lincoln@Gettysburg will unfold the greatest turning point in American history: the rebirth of a nation and the dawn of the information age. Narrated by David Stratharin, the film reveals how General George Armstrong Custer's heroic first battle as general, "Custer's Last Stand - American Experience", 2012http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index. |gna| pyd| imi| nhz| ijl| oml| owd| vaa| ekq| ujx| ikc| ihe| gqr| ayx| dit| ylx| cko| sak| yss| yuz| wgx| lkh| ats| bul| yjr| aco| bxs| qxm| ubw| hzm| clw| gzf| izz| jlz| eio| tdk| gje| suy| jyd| qcd| isj| ffr| vus| qyt| qma| fhp| wez| tkc| zrn| ozx|