The Civil War

Forever Free: 1862

E3    Sep 24, 1990    77m    TV-14
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This episode charts the dramatic events that led to Lincoln's decision to set the slaves free. Convinced by July 1862 that emancipation was now morally and militarily crucial to the future of the Union, Lincoln must wait for a victory to issue his proclamation. But as the year wears on there are no Union victories to be had, thanks to the brilliance of Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. The episode comes to a climax in September 1862 with Lee's invasion of Maryland. On the banks of Antietam Creek, the bloodiest day of the war takes place, followed shortly by the brightest: the emancipation of the slaves.
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Cast of Forever Free: 1862
  • David McCulloughNarrator
  • Sam WaterstonAbraham Lincoln
  • Julie HarrisMary Chestnut
  • Jason RobardsUlysses S. Grant
  • Morgan FreemanFrederick Douglass
  • Paul RoeblingJoshua Chamberlain
  • Garrison KeillorWalt Whitman
  • George BlackRobert E. Lee
  • Arthur MillerWilliam Tecumseh Sherman
  • Christopher MurneyElisha Hunt Rhodes
  • Charles McDowellSamuel R. Watkins
  • Horton FooteJefferson Davis
  • George PlimptonGeorge Templeton Strong
  • Philip BoscoHorace Greeley
  • Terry CourierGeorge B. McClellan
  • Jody PowellStonewall Jackson / Various
  • Studs TerkelBenjamin Butler / Various
  • Hoyt AxtonVarious
  • John HartfordVarious
  • Colleen DewhurstVarious
  • Shelby FooteVarious
  • Ronnie GilbertVarious
  • Jeremy IronsVarious
  • Gene JonesVarious
  • Derek JacobiVarious
  • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Various
  • Laurence FishburneVarious
  • Pamela ReedVarious
  • M. Emmet WalshVarious

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