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Episode Guide
Most Hallowed Ground---1864
Series: The Civil War
Series Progress: Episode 8 of 1080% Completed
Synopsis
By the summer of 1864, the Union faced its darkest hour. Although its troops and resources far outnumbered those of the South, campaigns against Petersburg and Atlanta were bogged down. Northern protesters complained about Grant's massive losses and General George McClellan, once commander of the Union army, was nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate. Without a decisive victory, Republican Lincoln believed he would lose the election. The life of a soldier, meanwhile, continued as before. In lulls between battles, soldiers played cards and baseball; they gambled on cock fights and boxing matches; and they drank and visited houses of prostitution. Men continued to enlist and re-enlist, and during the summer, Congress passed legislation to give equal pay to African-American soldiers. Imprisoned soldiers faced severe conditions, none worse than those held at Andersonville prison in Georgia. The stalemate of the war ended on August 31 when Sherman successfully hurled his army against John Bell Hood's forces: on September 1, Union troops marched into Atlanta. This victory helped to assure Lincoln's re-election against McClellan in the fall.
Cast
- Barbara Fields
- George Black
- Molly Mason
- Gene Jones
- Carol Craven
- Garrison Keillor
- Stephen B. Oates
- Pamela Reed
- David McCullough
- Colleen Dewhurst
- Ed Bearrs
- Jody Powell
- LaTanya Richardson
- Jacqueline Schwab
- Shelby Foote
- Philip Bosco
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
- Walt MacPherson
- M. Emmet Walsh
- David Marks
- Bradford Washburn
- Studs Terkel
- Jesse Carr
- Jerome Dempsey
- Arthur Miller
- Derek Jacobi
- Hoyt Axton
- Halo Wines
- Wendy Tilghman
- Joe Mattys
- George Plimpton
- Horton Foote
- Jeremy Irons
- Paul Roebling
- Betsy Apple
- James Symington
- Jay Ungar
- Bonnie Gilbert
- Terry Courier
- Marissa Copeland
- John Hartford
- Charley McDowell
- Laurence Fishburne
Director
📊 Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 13 hours 15 minutes (10 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Relaxed Watch - Easy viewing. Perfect for casual watches.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 10 days
3 episodes/day: 4 days
5 episodes/day: 2 days
Episodes (10)
- - The Cause---1861
- S01E01 - The Cause---1861
- S01E02 - A Very Bloody Affair---1862
- S01E03 - Forever Free---1862
- S01E04 - Simply Murder---1863
- S01E05 - The Universe of Battle---1863
- S01E06 - The Valley of the Shadow of Death---1864
- S01E07 - Most Hallowed Ground---1864 Viewing
- S01E08 - War Is All Hell---1865
- S01E09 - The Better Angels of Our Nature---1865