Rent shermans march 1986 starring ross mcelwee on dvd and bluray. Sherman s march platter diary368 pages of the civil war era sherman s march platter diary. In 1985 mcelwee was set to begin work on a film about the lingering effects of sherman s march through the south. Ross mcelwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of general shermans march of destruction through the south during the civil war. Sherman marched from atlanta, georgia to the eastern coast.
An interactive, educational multimedia experience that is a learning companion to the nonfiction history book through the heart of dixie. Nov 19, 2014 en route, sherman s forces intentionally devastated a 60mile wide swath of countryside. John bell hood moves his forces into tennessee, and. Includes portions of tennessee and georgia from atlanta to savannah, highlighting sherman s march to the sea, also referred to as the savannah campaign of 15 november to 21 december 1864. William tecumseh sherman launched his scorching march to the sea.
Want to behold the glory that is shermans march on your tv or mobile device at home. One of the most infamous campaigns of the civil war was william tecumseh shermans march. Sherman had rested in atlanta until after the election, but once lincoln had won, sherman torched the city and headed for the coast. In addition to the thorough and engaging narrative, davis includes eyewitness accounts from hundreds of soldiers and civilians that serve to make history come alive in this work of non.
Ross mcelwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of general sherman s march of destruction through the south during the civil war, but is continually sidetracked by women who come and go in his life, his recurring dreams of nuclear holocaust, and burt reynolds. Sherman s devastating march through georgia and the carolinas davis, burke on. Rent shermans march 1986 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Apr 27, 2015 during the infamous 285mile march to the sea, general william tecumseh sherman burns buildings, twists train tracks, and tramples the georgian countryside in this scene from bloodbath. Soldiers destroying railroad tracks and telegraph poles, and burning buildings. Shermans march by burke davis nook book ebook barnes. History teachers buy history resources for your classes including worksheets, homeworks, tests, and presentations at. Sherman s devastating sweep through georgia and the carolinas during the last days of the u. Burke davis, sherman s march, new york, random house, 1980, third printing.
A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of shermans march with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Anne sarah rubin talked about union general william tecumseh shermans march to the sea and the concept of civilized war. And davis notes, without bias, that sherman s march to savannah went virtually unopposedthis despite the dire predictions of military men everywhere who shared an apocalyptic vision of the fate awaiting sherman s army, surrounded in swamps and woodlands, fired on from fences and hedgerows, and bled to death by georgia guerrillas. Sherman s march first appeared on the screen back in 1985. January 9 shermans march sets out to follow general william t. Shermans infamous scorchedearth march through the confederacy in the latter stages of. On february, having ravaged the countryside, destroyed the railroads, and burned the towns along their path, shermans massive army was only twentyone miles from columbia. May 20, 2014 any time you move an army through a countryside, there are going to be some bad things happening doesnt matter what army it is or how vigilantly the general oversees it. Its mostly about ross mcelweethe director and his adventures with hot southern. Sherman s march is three hours of footage from a broken man s life. He described shermans method as hard war rather than total war, and argued that the targets for.
The tactic of destroying much in an army s path is called scorched earth. Final revenge is a short video documentary using firsthand accounts of general william sherman s union troops marching from savannah to columbia, sc, and the burning of that. Sherman s march map site by anne sarah rubin sherman s march to the sea was a time when t. Shermans march 2001 stream and watch online moviefone. As helmed by rick king and adapted from the memoirs of general william tecumseh sherman, the 2007 history channel documentary sherman s march recounts the details of the famous march to the sea. God bless the alabama calvary and the men of east tennesee. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285mile march from atlanta to savannah, georgia.
Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. According to contemporaneous confederate accounts, sherman s march to the sea was a hideous form of total. Ross mcelwee allowed personal travails and outside forces to be included in his final edit of a project which was ostensibly a straight documentary to retrace key landmarks of gen sherman s march through the south during the civil war. Oct 19, 2009 actually, if you read a serious study of sherman s march i would recommend the books by trudeau or kennett you will see that, while hardly a picnic for the citizens in his path, it wasnt much worse than what pennsylvania experienced in the summer of 1863. The union soldiers would heat up rail road ties and then bend them around tree trunks. Not only is sherman s march a beautiful portrait of one man s personal journey through the strange tapestry of love and history, it s a wonderful snapshot of the american south in the early 80 s. A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation is a 1986 documentary film written and directed by ross mcelwee.
Twothirds of the way through, the original and sneakily endearing shermans march opening at the nuart today for one week bursts wide open. Maps illustrating genl shermans march to the sea and. A history and tour guide of the war in the west, shermans march across georgia and through the carolinas, 18641865, by jim miles, is published. Shermans march to the sea by daniel sidman1 on prezi. Interesting facts about sherman s march to the sea. From november 15 until december 21, 1864, union general william t.
Sherman s march to the sea also known as the savannah campaign or simply sherman s march was a military campaign of the american civil war conducted through georgia from november 15 until december 21, 1864, by maj. In november and december 1864, general sherman marched his troops. Documentarian ross mcelwee originally set out to make a travelogue of sorts tracing general william t. Rethinking general sherman was part of the fourday conference titled. Nine april days, 1865 1959, shermans march 1980, and the last surrender 1985. A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation is mcelwee s fourth documentary. Sherman s march is a 2007 american civil war television documentary film first aired on the history channel. What s always surprised me about sherman s march is how relatively little of that type of thing actually happened. Shermans conclusion of the burning of columbia is characteristically candid. Kas historian kim discusses the year 1864 of the civil war, including shermans march to the sea and the election of 1864.
Not only is shermans march a beautiful portrait of one mans personal journey through the strange tapestry of love and history, its a wonderful snapshot of the american south in. Sherman s march to the sea, more formally known as the savannah campaign, was a military campaign of the american civil war conducted through georgia from november 15 to december 21, 1864 by maj. Perhaps the originator and the first practitioner of what the twentieth century came to know as total war, william tecumseh sherman in 1864 commanded the union armies of the west in the decisive. The production combines narration with reenacted dramatic sequences as its foundation. Later stages of the civil war the election of 1864 and shermans. We encourage you to leave comments regarding the sherman s march subtitles. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download. Shermans march to the sea was a military campaign of the american civil war conducted.
Brown cloth over chamois paper covers with copper author initials on front, large 8vo 23 cm, xii 336 pp with index 2, line map, 8 plates bw. Sherman s march to the sea interactive map if you have to be southern, march to the sea. Sherman s march is an excellent account of william t. What other subtitles would you like to see from us. Though i never ordered it and never wished it, i have never shed any tears over the event, because i believe that it hastened what we all fought for, the end of the war. Shermans march is the vivid narrative of general william t. Vengeful attitude fueled by drunkenness culminated in the looting and burning of the cityan act described by a union war correspondent as the most monstrous barbarity of the barbarous march.
Sherman s march to the sea songs and music choruses, secular mixed voices, 4 parts with piano. The film is directed by rick king and the executive producer is jason williams. Start reading shermans march on your kindle in under a minute. My only criticism of sherman s march is that it s a bit indulgent with respect to its length.
Sep 05, 1986 at the beginning of ross mcelwee s sherman s march, the film maker tells us that he had originally planned a documentary about the aftereffects, which are still to be found in georgia and the. Shermans march nr by paul attanasio washington post staff writer december 25, 1986 ross mcelwee is a beguiling amateur, and the virtue of his quirky documentary, shermans march, is. Retrace shermans path into columbia, stand where he stood, walk the same streets, see the preserved ruins and visit the structures spared a. Platter, of the 81st ohio infantry volunteers kept a diary. It was awarded the grand jury prize at the 1987 sundance film festival. The first fulllength narrative of general william t. Burke davis 192006 was an american author and journalist best known for his narrative histories of the civil war, including to appomattox. One of the most infamous campaigns of the civil war was william tecumseh shermans march through georgia to the sea. With confederate forces out of position and outmanned, shermans columns were now fast closing in on columbia, averaging nearly fifteen miles a day. Shermans march meet the social worker turned nuclear negotiator whos trying to keep iran from getting the bomb. A filmmaker battles interruptions in his attempt to document gen. Shermans devastating sweep through georgia and the carolinas in the closing days of the civil. A mediation to the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation, sherman s march.
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