Synopsis

The episode begins with a vivid depiction of a pivotal moment: the Battle of Gettysburg, the largest ever waged in the Western Hemisphere. For three days, some 150,000 men clashed fiercely across the Pennsylvania landscape, their struggle reaching its climax in Pickett’s famed assault. This substantial segment then follows the fall of Vicksburg, the violent New York draft riots, the deployment of black soldiers for the first time, and the fierce fighting at Chickamauga, Georgia, and Chattanooga,