It was the summer of 1863. The Confederacy pushes north into Pennsylvania. Union divisions converge to face them. Two great armies will clash at Gettysburg, site of a theology school.
For three days, through such legendary actions as Little Round Top and Pickett's Charge, the fate of "one nation, indivisible" hangs in the balance.
Starring: Martin Sheen, Maxwell Caulfield, C. Thomas Howell, Royce D. Applegate, Jeff Daniels, John Diehl, Kevin Conway, Richard Anderson, Richard Jordan, and Tom Berenger.