Epicurus.com - Civil War, Ken Burns' Episode 3: Forever Free, 1862

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Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0794054345339 Format: NTSC Label: Pbs Home Video Manufacturer: Pbs Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Pbs Home Video Release Date: 2000-03-14 Studio: Pbs Home Video
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: General McClellan and Antietam Comment: The third portion of Ken Burns' Civil War documentary continues to examine both the macro (war strategy) and micro (personal accounts/letters) happenings that comprised the North/South conflict. However, this chapter of the series focuses on two main subjects: First, is the three-stage battle of Antietam, which proved to be the single bloodiest day in United States history, featuring more casualties than the U.S. assault on D-Day during World War II. Second, stemming from the failure of the Union army to thoroughly route the Confederates when they had the chance at Antietam (which wiped out 1/4 of the South's fighting force), U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was forced to relieve General George McClellan from his command. With respect to McClellan's skill in training armies, he almost certainly goes down in history as perhaps the worst military commander to ever fight in a major scrutinized conflict, as his obsessions (he always thought the Confederate army outnumbered him when that was never the case) and inactivity as a result cost the Union army many chances to put a quick and decisive end to the war. Because of McClellan, Gettysburg had to occur. More Reviews