Plot: 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 death in the Pennsylvania countryside, culminating in Pickett's legendary charge
Cast
David McCulloughNarrator
David McCullough was
57 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Fri, Jul 07 1933
Sun, Aug 07 2022
Sun, Aug 07 2022
Sam WaterstonAbraham Lincoln
Sam Waterston was
49 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Fri, Nov 15 1940
Julie HarrisMary Chestnut
Julie Harris was
64 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Wed, Dec 02 1925
Sat, Aug 24 2013
Sat, Aug 24 2013
Jason RobardsUlysses S. Grant
Jason Robards was
68 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Wed, Jul 26 1922
Tue, Dec 26 2000
Tue, Dec 26 2000
Morgan FreemanFrederick Douglass
Morgan Freeman was
53 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Tue, Jun 01 1937
Paul RoeblingJoshua Chamberlain
Paul Roebling was
56 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Thu, Mar 01 1934
Wed, Jul 27 1994
Wed, Jul 27 1994
Garrison KeillorWalt Whitman
Garrison Keillor was
48 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Fri, Aug 07 1942
George BlackRobert E. Lee
George Black was
>> in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
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Arthur MillerWilliam Tecumseh Sherman
Arthur Miller was
74 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Sun, Oct 17 1915
Thu, Feb 10 2005
Thu, Feb 10 2005
Christopher MurneyElisha Hunt Rhodes
Christopher Murney was
47 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Tue, Jul 20 1943
Charles McDowellSamuel R. Watkins
Charles McDowell was
>> in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
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Horton FooteJefferson Davis
Horton Foote was
74 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Tue, Mar 14 1916
Wed, Mar 04 2009
Wed, Mar 04 2009
George PlimptonGeorge Templeton Strong
George Plimpton was
63 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Fri, Mar 18 1927
Fri, Sep 26 2003
Fri, Sep 26 2003
Philip BoscoHorace Greeley
Philip Bosco was
59 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Fri, Sep 26 1930
Mon, Dec 03 2018
Mon, Dec 03 2018
Terry CourierGeorge B. McClellan
Terry Courier was
>> in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
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Jody PowellStonewall Jackson / Various
Jody Powell was
>> in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
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Studs TerkelBenjamin Butler / Various
Studs Terkel was
78 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Thu, May 16 1912
Fri, Oct 31 2008
Fri, Oct 31 2008
Hoyt AxtonVarious
Hoyt Axton was
52 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Fri, Mar 25 1938
Tue, Oct 26 1999
Tue, Oct 26 1999
John HartfordVarious
John Hartford was
52 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Thu, Dec 30 1937
Mon, Jun 04 2001
Mon, Jun 04 2001
Colleen DewhurstVarious
Colleen Dewhurst was
66 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Tue, Jun 03 1924
Thu, Aug 22 1991
Thu, Aug 22 1991
Shelby FooteVarious
Shelby Foote was
>> in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
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Ronnie GilbertVarious
Ronnie Gilbert was
64 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Tue, Sep 07 1926
Sat, Jun 06 2015
Sat, Jun 06 2015
Jeremy IronsVarious
Jeremy Irons was
42 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Sun, Sep 19 1948
Gene JonesVarious
Gene Jones was
37 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Thu, Jan 01 1953
Derek JacobiVarious
Derek Jacobi was
51 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Sat, Oct 22 1938
Kurt VonnegutVarious
Kurt Vonnegut was
67 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Sat, Nov 11 1922
Wed, Apr 11 2007
Wed, Apr 11 2007
Laurence FishburneVarious
Laurence Fishburne was
29 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Sun, Jul 30 1961
Pamela ReedVarious
Pamela Reed was
41 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Sat, Apr 02 1949
M. Emmet WalshVarious
M. Emmet Walsh was
55 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Fri, Mar 22 1935
Tue, Mar 19 2024
Tue, Mar 19 2024
Crew
Ken BurnsWriter, Director
Ken Burns was
37 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Wed, Jul 29 1953
Geoffrey C. WardWriter
Geoffrey C. Ward was
49 in The Civil War - Season 1 - The Universe of Battle: 1863 (Episode 5).
Sat, Nov 30 1940