Death and the Civil War (American Experience)

Sobering documentary adaptation of Drew Gilpin Faust's "This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War" lays bare the staggering and unprecedented mortality toll that the War Between the States left American society to deal with. From the thousands of combatants who would never be accounted for from the families who would never know their fates, the conflict is placed into stunning perspective in this "American Experience" entry; directed by Ric Burns. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH).