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Each episode of this series presents different battles from the war. Each uses re-enactments, expert commentary, and readings by actors such as Burt Reynolds, Charlton Heston, and Richard Dreyfuss to bring the events of the war to vivid life. This episode concentrates on the Wilderness campaign and Cold Harbor, as well as Sherman's vicious battle for the city of Atlanta and the brutal campaign of scorched earth he introduced to the Confederacy.