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1864: "Valley of the Shadow of Death"/"Most Hallowed Ground"

Season 1 Episode 4 | 2hr 18m 35s

Visit ghastly hospitals in the North and South and follow Sherman’s Atlanta campaign. While causalities mount, Lincoln’s re-election chances dim. Learn why the stakes were high for the 1864 presidential campaign, where Lincoln faced George McClellan. Also follow Union battle victories at Mobile Bay, Atlanta and the Shenandoah Valley, and the creation of Arlington National Cemetery.

Aired: 09/09/15
Production made possible by grants from General Motors Corporation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation
Extras
Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War.
Richmond falls to Grant's army, Lee surrenders, Lincoln is assassinated, and the war ends.
Follow the Battle of Gettysburg, draft riots, and the first African-American troops.
Lincoln’s war to preserve the Union transforms to a war to emancipate the slaves.
Learn how The Civil War series has been completely restored to Ultra HD – 4K resolution.
Find out what caused the war, examining slavery and questions of union and states’ rights.
Ken Burns shares how his interest in the Civil War developed.
Ken Burns shares how his team reacted to the idea of an eleven-hour-long documentary.
Ken Burns talks about how he, Geoff, and Ric created The Civil War film.
Ken Burns recalls when he first realized the magnitude of his film, The Civil War.
Richmond falls to Grant's army, Lee surrenders, Lincoln is assassinated, and the war ends.
Follow the Battle of Gettysburg, draft riots, and the first African-American troops.
Lincoln’s war to preserve the Union transforms to a war to emancipate the slaves.
Find out what caused the war, examining slavery and questions of union and states’ rights.