• The legendary battle between Confederate guns and US ironclads at Fort Donelson, February 14, 1862.

    Fort Donelson

    National Battlefield Tennessee

Event Details

  • 01/24/2013

    Ken Burns,
    Location: Fort Donelson Visitor Center Time: 6:00 PM Fee Information: None Contact Name: Doug Richardson Contact Email: e-mail us Contact Phone Number: (931)232-5706, ext108

Episode 4: Simply Murder

The nightmarish Union disaster at Fredericksburg comes to two climaxes that spring: at Chacellorsville in May, where Lee wins his most brilliant victory but loses Stonewall Jackson; and at Vicksburg, where Grant's attempts to take the city by siege are stopped. During the episode we learn of fierce Northern opposition to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, the miseries of regimental life and the increasing desperation of the Confederate homefront. As the episode ends, Lee decides to invade the North again to draw Grant's forces away from Vicksburg.

Shown under special license from PBS and Florentine Films.