Sherman's March (2007)

Directed by

Rick King

Genre

documentary, history

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This docudrama follows Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's march through the South near the end of the Civil War. It shows the destruction his army caused and asks whether he was a terrorist or a savior.

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What happens

Sherman's March is a 2007 American Civil War television docudrama film first aired on the History Channel, which describes the titular March to the Sea of the Union Army led by William Tecumseh Sherman, and the ensuing Campaign of the Carolinas which ended the war. The film was directed by Rick King and narrated by Edward Herrmann. Sherman's campaign became the mythic symbol of the Civil War's destruction; the film's opening sequence poses the question "Sherman: Terrorist or Savior?". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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