The Civil War The Valley of the Shadow of Death—1864

1864. Part 6: Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee are profiled; Sherman moves on Atlanta. Also: hospital conditions for both sides., 1864…Part 6: U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee are profiled; Sherman moves on Atlanta. Also: hospital conditions for both sides. David McCullough narrates., Episode six of the series begins with a biographical comparison of Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee and then chronicles the extraordinary series of battles that pitted the two generals against each other, from the wilderness to Petersburg in Virginia. In 30 days, the two armies lose more men than both sides have lost in three years of war. The programme also follows General Sherman’s Atlanta campaign through the mountains of north Georgia. Part 6 of 9., 1864…Part 6: U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee are profiled; Sherman moves on Atlanta. Also: hospital conditions for both sides., This PBS 9-episode miniseries took five years to complete. Episode 6 profiles Grant and Lee and portrays Sherman’s assault on Atlanta.