At the beginning of the Civil War, Ulysses Grant and Robert E. Lee could not have been more different; one was an aristocrat and the nation's top soldier, one was a middling tanner working for his father. But when they met on the battlefield in 1864, they had developed similar strengths--strengths that matched the brutality of modern war.
As part of our continuing review of Ken Burns' Civil War documentary series, we decided to analyze his dissection of Generals Grant and Lee, the sixth episode in the series, which also covers the battles of the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Chattanooga.
We are fans of history! Over our six years of teaching classes, putting on plays, and creating our own documentaries, we have come to appreciate history for all of the fascinating debates and digressions it inspires. On this podcast, we discuss the sixth episode of The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns.
Watch along with us as we go through the series. All episodes are available for free here: www.archive.org/details/ken.-burns.-the.-civil.-war.
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