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Civil War, Ken Burn's Episode 6: Valley Of The Shadow Of Death [VHS]

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This sixth installment of Ken Burns' Civil War series touches on four main actions that transpired in the North/South conflict in the early portion of 1864:

-A profile of Union General Ulysses S. Grant, who rose from a family store clerk (and a drunkard at that) to become the most successful Union commander of the war, the only man stubborn enough to have any tenure of success against the Southern mastermind Lee.

-A similar profile of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, who was (both sides considered) the best military leader in the entire conflict, capable of stalemating Union armies that always outnumbered him.

-A recounting of the harsh battles fought in the wilderness in Virginia on the outskirts of Confederate capitol city Richmond, leading to a drawn-out siege involving Grant's forces (much like Vicksburg).

-Finally, the tape ends with Union General Sherman marching towards Atlanta, but being stopped short and (like Grant) being forced to dig in and lay siege at a time when clear-cut victories were desperately needed to re-elected President Abraham Lincoln in Washington.