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Forever Free (1862)
1862…Part 3: Stonewall Jackson’s triumph in the Shenandoah Valley; the Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg, Md. Also: Lincoln readies the Emancipation Proclamation., Forever Free (1862). Convinced by July 1862 that emancipation was now morally and militarily crucial to the future of the Union, Lincoln waits for a victory to issue his proclamation. As the year wears on there are no Union victories forthcoming thanks to the brilliance of Stonewall Jackson and Robert E Lee. In September 1862 Lee invades Maryland and on the banks of Antietam Creek, the bloodiest day of the war takes place, followed shortly by the brightest: the emancipation of the slaves., 1862. Part 3: Stonewall Jackson’s triumph in the Shenandoah Valley; the Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg, Maryland. Also: Lincoln readies the Emancipation Proclamation., 1862…Part 3: Stonewall Jackson’s triumph in the Shenandoah Valley; the Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg, Md. Also: Lincoln readies the Emancipation Proclamation. David McCullough narrates., This PBS 9-episode miniseries took five years to complete. Episode 3 follows Antietam, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson planning the rebels’ strategy, and Lincoln’s decree to free the slaves.
