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The war was fought in 10,000 places, more than 3 million americans fought in it, and over 600,000 men 2 percent of the population died in it. The episode comes to a climax with the disastrous union defeat at manassas, virginia, where both sides learn it is to be a very long war. The civil war by ken burns is a monumental achievement. Ken burns the civil war episode 6 valley of the shadow of death 1864 by randomadventures2018. This episode of ken burns s the civil war opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of war. Sep 16, 2018 the civil war, the awardwinning film produced and directed by ken burns, was rebroadcast as a newly restored, highdefinition version in september of 2015. Historians respond kindle edition by toplin, robert brent.
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