On This Day … 08 February [2023]

Events People (Births) People (Deaths) The Birth of a Nation The Birth of a Nation, originally called The Clansman, is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D.W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.’s 1905 novel and play The Clansman. Griffith co-wrote the screenplay with Frank… Read More

Cold Mountain (2003)

Introduction Cold Mountain is a 2003 epic period war film written and directed by Anthony Minghella. The film is based on the bestselling 1997 novel of the same name by Charles Frazier. It stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and RenĂ©e Zellweger with Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jack White, Giovanni Ribisi,… Read More

Blood and Fury: America’s Civil War (2017): S01E06 – Battle of Petersburg

Introduction Blood and Fury: America’s Civl War tells stories of the war’s most significant battles from the battles at Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Nashville and Fredericksburg. Also known as Civil War Chronicles (working title, US) and The Civil War: Brothers Divided (new title, US). Outline April 1865: The Union invasion of the south has ground… Read More

Blood and Fury: America’s Civil War (2017): S01E05 – Battle of Nashville

Introduction Blood and Fury: America’s Civl War tells stories of the war’s most significant battles from the battles at Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Nashville and Fredericksburg. Also known as Civil War Chronicles (working title, US) and The Civil War: Brothers Divided (new title, US). Outline December 1864: In a daring attempt to regain the upper… Read More

Blood and Fury: America’s Civil War (2017): S01E04 – Battle of Gettysburg

Introduction Blood and Fury: America’s Civl War tells stories of the war’s most significant battles from the battles at Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Nashville and Fredericksburg. Also known as Civil War Chronicles (working title, US) and The Civil War: Brothers Divided (new title, US). Outline July 1863: An elite band of Yankee Sharpshooters must stop… Read More

Blood and Fury: America’s Civil War (2016): S01E03 – Battle of Fredricksburg

Introduction Blood and Fury: America’s Civl War tells stories of the war’s most significant battles from the battles at Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Nashville and Fredericksburg. Also known as Civil War Chronicles (working title, US) and The Civil War: Brothers Divided (new title, US). Outline Dec. 1862: Following the strategic Union win at Antietam, Federal… Read More

Blood and Fury: America’s Civil War (2016): S01E02 – Battle of Antietam

Introduction Blood and Fury: America’s Civl War tells stories of the war’s most significant battles from the battles at Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Nashville and Fredericksburg. Also known as Civil War Chronicles (working title, US) and The Civil War: Brothers Divided (new title, US). Outline September 1862. Following a string of victories in Virginia, Confederate… Read More

Blood and Fury: America’s Civil War (2016): S01E01 – Battle of First Bull Run

Introduction Blood and Fury: America’s Civl War tells stories of the war’s most significant battles from the battles at Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Nashville and Fredericksburg. Also known as Civil War Chronicles (working title, US) and The Civil War: Brothers Divided (new title, US). Outline July 1861. In what will be the first real battle… Read More

Blood and Fury: America’s Civil War Documentary Series Overview (2016)

Introduction Blood and Fury: America’s Civl War tells stories of the war’s most significant battles from the battles at Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Nashville and Fredericksburg. Also known as Civil War Chronicles (working title, US) and The Civil War: Brothers Divided (new title, US). Outline Documentary chronicling the events of the American Civil War. It… Read More

North and South (1994): S03E03

Introduction North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes. Outline Spring 1866 to spring/summer 1866. George arrives… Read More