The Civil War 1862: A Very Bloody Affair

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McClellan's Peninsula Campaign in the East and Grant's military successes in the West climaxing in the Battle of Shiloh dominate the second episode of Ken Burns celebrated documentary which focuses on 1862, the second year of the war. Although David McCullough's narration supplies the voice of this documentary, it is Shelby Foote, relating anecdotes about the Battle of Shiloh and its importance in transforming beliefs about the war, that stands out in this particular episode. Other notable moments cover the clash of Ironclads with the Monitor and the Merrimac, the fall of New Orleans to Farragaut's Federal fleet, as well as the introduction of Nathan Bedford Forrest (the other authentic genius of the war besides Abraham Lincoln according to Foote). Again, the use of hundreds of still photographs, contemporary film shots of locales, the recognizable voices of noted actors such as Morgan Freeman and Jason Robards, Jr., and the simple but evocative music are powerfully woven together. "A Very Bloody Affair" begins with George B. McClellan's rising star and the cry of "On to Richmond," but by the end of 1862 it was Robert E. Lee who was being recognized as a military genius. No wonder people think of the Civil War as the American "Iliad."

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