A FREE sneak-peek screening of Civil War: The Untold Story, will be shown at the Southern
Cultural Heritage Center on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 7:00 PM. Episode 3, River of Death,
Which focuses on the 1863 Siege of Vicksburg will be shown. The film screening will be followed
by a Questions and Answer period with filmmaker Chris Wheeler and the staff of the Vicksburg
National Military Park.

Civil War: The Untold Story, is a new 5-part documentary series narrated by Elizabeth McGovern
(Downton Abbey) and produced for public television by Great Divide Pictures. Premiering
nationally beginning April 1, 2014, and airing regionally on Mississippi Public Broadcasting,
(www.mpbonline.org) the series breaks new ground by examining the war through the lens of the
Western Theater – including critical yet lesser-known battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg,
and Chickamauga. Filmed with sweeping cinematic style on the very grounds where these epic
battles were fought. It recreates authentic scenes and features interviews with top historians to
provide new insights on one of the bloodiest and most defining eras in our nation’s history—
highlighting the battles, the causes and politics of war, the impact on Southern civilians and women,
and the relatively unknown roles that African Americans played in the conflict, from enslaved to
emancipated to soldier. Looking at our nation’s seminal event through the lens of this untold story
tells us not only who were then, but who we are now. The series strikes a powerful chord that still
resonates today. This event is one of 25 exclusive previews being held around the U.S. in cities such
as NYC, St. Louis, Memphis, Atlanta, Gettysburg, and more.
For further information on Vicksburg National Military Park, please visit the park’s website at
www.nps.gov/vick/ and www.facebook.com/vicksburgnmp.nps