Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864

8.4/10 · 440 votesSep 26, 199071 min

Ranked #6 of 9 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Episode six begins with a biographical comparison of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee and then chronicles the extraordinary series of battles that pitted the two generals against each other from the wilderness to Petersburg in Virginia. In 30 days, the two armies lose

Season 1 Episodes9

E1 8.4

The Cause: 1861

E2 8.3

A Very Bloody Affair: 1862

E3 8.3

Forever Free: 1862

E4 8.4

Simply Murder: 1863

E5 8.6

The Universe of Battle: 1863

E6 8.4Now viewing

Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864

E7 8.4

Most Hallowed Ground: 1864

E8 8.6

War Is All Hell: 1865

E9 8.7

The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865

Cast18

David McCullough

Narrator (voice)

Sam Waterston

Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Julie Harris

Mary Chestnut (voice)

Jason Robards

Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

Morgan Freeman

Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)

Paul Roebling

Joshua Chamberlain (voice)

Garrison Keillor

Walt Whitman (voice)

George Black

Robert E. Lee (voice)

Arthur Miller

William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)

Christopher Murney

Elisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)

Charles McDowell

Samuel R. Watkins (voice)

Horton Foote

Jefferson Davis (voice)

Crew3

Ken Burns

Writer

Ken Burns

Director

Geoffrey C. Ward

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864" is episode 6 of The Civil War season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 440 votes, ranking #6 of 9 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Ken Burns and written by Ken Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward, it aired on September 26, 1990.

Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes9

Cast18

Crew3

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Episode Summary