A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation is a 1986 documentary film written and directed by ross mcelwee. Soldiers destroying railroad tracks and telegraph poles, and burning buildings. Shermans march to the sea union leader william tecumseh sherman introduced scorched earth burn crops, kill livestock, and gather supplies the union 62,000 confederates 39,000 union. In the way the story is curated, the characters seem closer in ingenuity to i love beaver that to a postpunk scene. Shermans march to the sea the campaign through georgia. Most of mcelwees camerawork is excellent under the circumstances and his framing always gives us.
The linuxbased bootdiskallows for the unattended installation of win9x, while the client provides basic software packaging services. Shermans march to the sea songs and music choruses, secular mixed voices, 4 parts with piano. And then there is shermans march as a guide to selfdiscovery. A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation. In november 1864, sherman and an army of 60,000 troops began their month long march from atlanta to savannah. Sherman is a tool designed to aid in the deployment of win9x workstations and software within an organization. Shermans march tells the story behind one of the most infamous events of american history from the perspective of three people. In 1985 mcelwee was set to begin work on a film about the lingering effects of shermans march through the south. Shermans march map site by anne sarah rubin shermans march to the sea was a time when t. Media in category sherman s march the following 125 files are in this category, out of 125 total. Its mostly about ross mcelweethe director and his adventures with hot southern.
It was awarded the grand jury prize at the 1987 sundance film festival. God bless the alabama calvary and the men of east tennesee. Perhaps the originator and the first practitioner of what the twentieth century came to know as total war, william tecumseh sherman in 1864 commanded the union armies of the west in the decisive. History teachers buy history resources for your classes including worksheets, homeworks, tests, and presentations at. Shermans march to the sea also known as the savannah campaign or simply shermans march was a military campaign of the american civil war conducted through georgia from november 15 until december 21, 1864, by maj. Ross mcelwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of general shermans march of destruction through the south during the civil war. Brown cloth over chamois paper covers with copper author initials on front, large 8vo 23 cm, xii 336 pp with index 2, line map, 8 plates bw.
Ross mcelwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of general shermans march of. Burke davis, shermans march, new york, random house, 1980, third printing. Shermans conclusion of the burning of columbia is characteristically candid. Public opinion is against slocum, and he fails to receive the nomination. And davis notes, without bias, that shermans march to savannah went virtually unopposedthis despite the dire predictions of military men everywhere who shared an apocalyptic vision of the fate awaiting shermans army, surrounded in swamps and woodlands, fired on from fences and hedgerows, and bled to death by georgia guerrillas. Shermans march is an excellent account of william t. A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation is mcelwees fourth documentary. In 1864 we took a little tripalong with general sherman near the mighty mississippiwe took a little hardtack and we took a lotta beans. Just my opinion, but i guess i have some fairly strong southern roots to.
As helmed by rick king and adapted from the memoirs of general william tecumseh sherman, the 2007 history channel documentary shermans march recounts the details of the famous march to the sea. Rent shermans march 1986 starring ross mcelwee on dvd and bluray. One of the most infamous campaigns of the civil war was william tecumseh shermans march through georgia to the sea. Nine april days, 1865 1959, shermans march 1980, and the last surrender 1985. Sherman s march map site by anne sarah rubin sherman s march to the sea was a time when t. Sherman marched from atlanta, georgia to the eastern coast. Sherman s march to the sea also known as the savannah campaign or simply sherman s march was a military campaign of the american civil war conducted through georgia from november 15 until december 21, 1864, by maj. On february, having ravaged the countryside, destroyed the railroads, and burned the towns along their path, shermans massive army was only twentyone miles from columbia. Its mostly about ross mcelweethe director and his adventures with hot southern women. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It started with shermans army leaving the decimated city of atlanta on november 16, 1864 and. Librivox recording of shermans march to the sea, and the burning of columbia, south carolina, from his memoirs by william tecumseh sherman. Not only is shermans march a beautiful portrait of one mans personal journey through the strange tapestry of love and history, its a wonderful snapshot of the american south in the early 80s.
Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Read in english by david wales this librivox recording comprises part of chapter 22 and all of chapter 23 the march to the sea from atlanta to savannah november and december 1864 of american civil war general william tecumseh shermans memoirs. Shermans march to the sea interactive map if you have to be southern, march to the sea. Platter, of the 81st ohio infantry volunteers kept a diary. Shermans march civil war history discussion american. Sheet music cover image of the song shermans march to the sea song and chorus, with original authorship notes reading written and composed in prison, at columbia, south carolina music by lieut jo rockwell words by lieut shm byers, united states, 1865. Before shooting began, however, mcelwees girlfriend at the time ended their relationship. An interactive, educational multimedia experience that is a learning companion to the nonfiction history book through the heart of dixie. Sherman to take 60,000 union troops through the heart of georgia and all the way to the sea. Shermans devastating sweep through georgia and the carolinas during the last days of the u. Shermans march 2007 out of 4 good, welldetailed documentary taking a look at the controversial move by gen.
General shermans march to the sea, also known as the savannah campaign, was conducted through georgia from november 15 to december 21, 1864. A mediation to the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation, shermans march. Though he almost always starts off to make a film about some legitimate subject in this case, general william shermans infamous march to the sea during the civil war, the movies ultimately never pan out, or the focus changes as mcelwee finds something more interesting to focus on. After his girlfriend leaves him, mcelwee takes a voyage along the original route followed by general william sherman but rather than cutting a swath of destruction designed to force the confederate south into submission, as. In addition to the thorough and engaging narrative, davis includes eyewitness accounts from hundreds of soldiers and civilians that serve to make history come alive in this work of non. Rent shermans march 1986 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. With confederate forces out of position and outmanned, shermans columns were now fast closing in on columbia, averaging nearly fifteen miles a day. For instance, the seminal work by ikle 1952 found that the negative effects of allied bombing of german cities during world war ii disappeared within a couple of. Burke davis 192006 was an american author and journalist best known for his narrative histories of the civil war, including to appomattox. The actual feature looks as good as its 16mm roots, with variable color and sound. Streamcloud shermans march 1985 deutsch stream german. Maps illustrating genl shermans march to the sea and. Shermans march to the sea poem by robert sheridan poem. Sherman s march to the sea interactive map if you have to be southern, march to the sea.
Campaign maps showing positions of 20th corps on march from chattanooga, tenn. Shermans march to the sea by daniel sidman1 on prezi. The campaign began with shermans troops leaving the captured city of atlanta on november 15 and ended with the capture. Shermans march platter diary368 pages of the civil war era shermans marchplatter diary. Shermans march to the sea interactive map teaching. General shermansarmy commenced its march fromatlanta to the sea on the morning of november 15th, and arrived in front of the.
Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285mile march from atlanta to savannah, georgia. General slocums name is proposed by the democratic party as the nominee for governor of new york. This campaign was under the leadership of major general william tecumseh sherman of the union army. Shermans march to the sea, by union general jacob d. Much has been written and filmed to justify and glorify shermans march, looking at the timeline the south was pretty much beaten at that point in time, it just seemed to be a slap in the face of a foe that was almost done in.
He recalls seeing a atmosphere nuke test as a child. Fuse is optional but offers better integration into macos than the alternative webdav. From november 15 until december 21, 1864, union general william t. Though i never ordered it and never wished it, i have never shed any tears over the event, because i believe that it hastened what we all fought for, the end of the war. Shermans march is certainly an extremely wellmade movie that goes into great detail in regards to just about everything that was going on during this period. First run features dvd of shermans march augments the film with some wellchosen extras. General william tecumseh sherman, nick whiteman, a captain with a conscience in shermans army, and annie baker, a southern widow who has lost everything to the invading yankee army.