Civil War Battlefields, Vol. 5: Gettysburg - July 1863 on AllMovie

The Civil War remains the bloodiest and costliest war in American military history, as America turned upon itself in the divisive battle over economics, slavery, and states' rights. The struggle between the North and South was marked by a series of pitched battles that remain in the public memory at historic battlefields. This program is part of a series that recalls the events and heroics that took place at those bloody places of conflict. This episode turns its focus on perhaps the most famous battlefield of all: Gettysburg. The fighting there, as well as President Lincoln's famous speech, have secured the name as part of the American heritage. Archival photographs, artwork, journals, reenactments, and commentary by historians tell the story of the events at Gettysburg.