Simply murder, 1863 [videorecording] / Florentine Films ; produced in association with WETA-TV ; a film by Ken Burns ; produced by Ken Burns and Ric Burns ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ric Burns with Ken Burns ; edited by Paul Barnes, Bruce Shaw, Tricia Reidy.

Publisher: Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, c1989.

Description: 1 videocassete (62 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. VHS.

Series: The Civil War ; episode 4

Subject(s): Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870.
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.
United States. Army Military life.
Confederate States of America. Army Military life.
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862.
Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863.
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.
Confederate States of America History, Military.
Vicksburg (Miss.) History Siege, 1863.
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects.
Confederate States of America Social conditions.
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Songs and music.

Performers: David McCullough.

Target Audience: General.

Notes: Cataloged from credits and cassette container.

Summary: The episode begins with the nightmarish Union disaster at Fredericksburg and comes to two climaxes the following spring: at Chancellorsville, Lee wins his most brillant victory but loses Stonewall Jackson; at Vicksburg, Grant's attempts to take the city by storm are stopped. Army life and life on the home front North and South are examined. As the episode ends, Lee decides to invade the North again to draw Grant's forces from Vicksburg.