Three bloody years after they began fighting, the Confederate forces appeared to be winning the Civil War, despite their smaller numbers. Then in the spring of 1874, the Union Army of the Potomac, led by the ruthlessly determined Ulysses S. Grant, reversed the course of the conflict and of American history and race relations. The toll in terms of lives lost on both the Blue and Gray sides was staggering. More than 125 years later, this harrowing re-enactment of tide-turning clashes was filmed on actual battlefields and is expertly narrated by Civil War scholars.
Blue vs Gray – Killing Fields – Episode 1: Death Behind Every Tree
2002
In March 1864, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was summoned from the Western Theater, promoted to lieutenant general, and given command of all Union armies…
Blue vs Gray – Killing Fields – Episode 2: The Dance Of Death
2002
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes more simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses…
Blue vs Gray – Killing Fields – Episode 3: Comfort The Loved Ones At Home
2002
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3. It was one of the final battles…
