
By 1864, Union forces had the upper hand, though the end of war was not yet in sight. President Lincoln named U.S. Grant overall commander of the Union army, 533,000 strong and the largest army in the world. He was made him a three star Lieutenant General, a rank last held by George Washington. He brought a different approach than his predecessors choosing to aggressively pursue Lee's army realizing that to do so would likely see them take control of Richmond. Success was not assured and did not come quickly. Their first encounter went to Lee but Grant used a flanking...
Serial:
Ken Burns: The Civil WarSezon:
1Premiera (Świat):
26 września 1990Kraj produkcji:
USAGatunek:
Dokument, Wojenny, Historyczny
Sezony
Sezon 1
- The Cause (1861) (23 września 1990)
- A Very Bloody Affair (1862) (24 września 1990)
- Forever Free (1862) (24 września 1990)
- Simply Murder (1863) (25 września 1990)
- The Universe of Battle (1863) (25 września 1990)
- Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864) (26 września 1990)
- Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (26 września 1990)
- War Is All Hell (1865) (27 września 1990)
- The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (27 września 1990)

