Plot: The episode begins with the presidential election of 1864 that sets Abraham Lincoln against his old commanding general, George McClellan. The stakes are nothing less than the survival of the Union itself: with Grant and Sherman stalled at Petersburg and Atlanta, opinion in the North has turned strongly against the war
Cast
David McCulloughNarratorDavid McCullough was 57 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Fri, Jul 07 1933
Sun, Aug 07 2022
Sun, Aug 07 2022
Sam WaterstonAbraham LincolnSam Waterston was 49 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Fri, Nov 15 1940
Julie HarrisMary ChestnutJulie Harris was 64 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Wed, Dec 02 1925
Sat, Aug 24 2013
Sat, Aug 24 2013
Jason RobardsUlysses S. GrantJason Robards was 68 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Wed, Jul 26 1922
Tue, Dec 26 2000
Tue, Dec 26 2000
Morgan FreemanFrederick DouglassMorgan Freeman was 53 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Tue, Jun 01 1937
Paul RoeblingJoshua ChamberlainPaul Roebling was 56 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Thu, Mar 01 1934
Wed, Jul 27 1994
Wed, Jul 27 1994
Garrison KeillorWalt WhitmanGarrison Keillor was 48 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Fri, Aug 07 1942
George BlackRobert E. LeeGeorge Black was >> in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Arthur MillerWilliam Tecumseh ShermanArthur Miller was 74 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Sun, Oct 17 1915
Thu, Feb 10 2005
Thu, Feb 10 2005
Christopher MurneyElisha Hunt RhodesChristopher Murney was 47 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Tue, Jul 20 1943
Charles McDowellSamuel R. WatkinsCharles McDowell was >> in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Horton FooteJefferson DavisHorton Foote was 74 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Tue, Mar 14 1916
Wed, Mar 04 2009
Wed, Mar 04 2009
George PlimptonGeorge Templeton StrongGeorge Plimpton was 63 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Fri, Mar 18 1927
Fri, Sep 26 2003
Fri, Sep 26 2003
Philip BoscoHorace GreeleyPhilip Bosco was 60 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Fri, Sep 26 1930
Mon, Dec 03 2018
Mon, Dec 03 2018
Terry CourierGeorge B. McClellanTerry Courier was >> in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Jody PowellStonewall Jackson / VariousJody Powell was >> in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Studs TerkelBenjamin Butler / VariousStuds Terkel was 78 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Thu, May 16 1912
Fri, Oct 31 2008
Fri, Oct 31 2008
Hoyt AxtonVariousHoyt Axton was 52 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Fri, Mar 25 1938
Tue, Oct 26 1999
Tue, Oct 26 1999
John HartfordVariousJohn Hartford was 52 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Thu, Dec 30 1937
Mon, Jun 04 2001
Mon, Jun 04 2001
Colleen DewhurstVariousColleen Dewhurst was 66 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Tue, Jun 03 1924
Thu, Aug 22 1991
Thu, Aug 22 1991
Shelby FooteVariousShelby Foote was >> in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ronnie GilbertVariousRonnie Gilbert was 64 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Tue, Sep 07 1926
Sat, Jun 06 2015
Sat, Jun 06 2015
Jeremy IronsVariousJeremy Irons was 42 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Sun, Sep 19 1948
Gene JonesVariousGene Jones was 37 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Thu, Jan 01 1953
Derek JacobiVariousDerek Jacobi was 51 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Sat, Oct 22 1938
Kurt VonnegutVariousKurt Vonnegut was 67 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Sat, Nov 11 1922
Wed, Apr 11 2007
Wed, Apr 11 2007
Laurence FishburneVariousLaurence Fishburne was 29 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Sun, Jul 30 1961
Pamela ReedVariousPamela Reed was 41 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Sat, Apr 02 1949
M. Emmet WalshVariousM. Emmet Walsh was 55 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Fri, Mar 22 1935
Tue, Mar 19 2024
Tue, Mar 19 2024
Crew
Ken BurnsWriter, DirectorKen Burns was 37 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Wed, Jul 29 1953
Geoffrey C. WardWriterGeoffrey C. Ward was 49 in The Civil War - Season 1 - Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 (Episode 7).
Birthday: Sat, Nov 30 1940