The Universe of battle, 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 videocassette (95 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. VHS.

Series: The Civil War ; episode 5

Subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address.
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Gettysburg Address.
Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pa.).
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
Gettysburg Campaign, 1863.
Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863.
Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863.
African American soldiers.
Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 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 Participation, African American.

Performers: David McCollough.

Target Audience: General.

Notes: Cataloged from credits and cassette container.

Summary: This episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of the war, the Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest ever fought in the Western hemisphere. The episode then chronicles the fall of Vicksburg, the New York draft riots, the first use of Black troops, and the western battles at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. The episode closes with the dedication of a new Union cemetery at Gettysburg, when Abraham Lincoln struggles to put into words what is happening to his people.