Death and the Civil War

Death and the Civil War
Based on	This Republic of Suffering by Drew Faust
Written by	Ric Burns, Drew Faust
Directed by	Ric Burns
Country of origin	United States
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	2012 (2012)

Death and the Civil War is a 2012 documentary film by Ric Burns. It was aired as an episode of American Experience on PBS.[1][2]

The film was inspired by the book This Republic of Suffering by Drew Faust.[3][4]

Cast

• James Cromwell
• Keith David
• Gene Jones
• Josh Hamilton
• Robert Sean Leonard
• Amy Madigan
• Elizabeth Marvel
• Aleksa Palladino

References

1. Levin, Kevin M. (September 19, 2012). "A Worthy Death: How Civil War Families Made Sense of Suffering". The Atlantic.
2. Leland, John (September 29, 2012). "Finding Joys Close to the Nest". The New York Times.
3. Ireland, Corydon (September 19, 2012). "Death and the Civil War". The Harvard Gazette.
4. "Death & the Civil War: Drew Gilpin Faust & Ric Burns". Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.

External links

• Death and the Civil War at IMDb