After three years of war, with depleting manpower and resources, and a series of stinging defeats, the fate of the Confederacy seemed certain. The South had to gamble, and take costly risks... and Tennessee would take center stage in that effort. Desperate Days: Last Hope of the Confederacy tells this remarkable story through the words and experiences of men, women, and children who shaped the events of the Civil War in Tennessee, or more often just tried to survive.
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Tennessee Civil War 150
Desperate Days: Last Hope of the Confederacy
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Rating: NR
After three years of war, the fate of the Confederacy seemed certain.
Production Credits
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Beth Curley Kevin Crane Doug Jackson
PRODUCERS Steve Hall Ken Tucker David Van Hooser
WRITTEN BY David Van Hooser Steve Hall
NARRATOR Ed Bruce
EDITING/POST-PRODUCTION Ken Tucker
PHOTO JOURNALISTS Barry Cross Terry LeCroix Ken Tucker
AUDIO ENGINEERS Chris Gatzimos Charlie Johns Ruth Wyttenbach
HISTORIANS Rachael Finch Civil War Research Historian Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area
Thomas Flagel Assistant Professor of History, Columbia State
Robert Hicks Author, "The Widow of the South"
Jim Hoobler Senior Curator, Art & Architecture, Tennessee State Museum
Stephen M. Hood Author, "John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General"
Eric Jacobson CEO, The Battle of Franklin Trust
Jim Jones Public Historian, Tennessee Historical Commission, Doctor of Arts Author, "The Hidden History of Civil War Tennessee"
Pam Lewis
Bobby L. Lovett, Ph.D. Professor of History (retired) TSU
Bill Radcliffe 13th USCT Infantry
Joanna Stephens Curator, The Battle of Franklin Trust
Margie Gould Thessin Owner, Franklin On Foot Tours
J.T. Thompson Executive Director, The Lotz House
Carroll Van West, Ph.D. Tennessee State Historian
Rick Warwick Historian, The Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County
CARTER FAMILY DESCENDANTS William Carter Conway Mary Anne Warren
RE-ENACTORS Hardin Figuers - Jacob Alexander Fannie Courtney - Kimberly Rye Fannie's mother - Kristen Vogel Mary Bradford - Cailin McGlory Stewart Private Sam Watkins - Evan Williams Benton E. Dubbs - Chase Gough Soldier Guard - Jackson Smith Prostitute - Tory Gunn Matilda Lotz - Elizabeth Tucker
Union Soldiers John Mertz Doug Soileau Kevin Vogel
Confederate Soldiers Myers Brown Gabe Dillard Chad Grey Justin Rexrode Blake Stewart Donnie Watson
13th USCT Re-enactors Seth Breon Gary Burke Dante Floyd Jacquis Floyd Bill Radcliffe Winston Wiley
Carter Cellar Re-enactors Suzannah Bumpus Bobby Hargrove David G. Miller Billie Ruth Nanney Sherie Sykes Randy Rubel William N. Rubel Nikki Walsh Alex Walsh Jonathan Walsh
Wardrobe Supervisor Rachel Gallup
Wardrobe courtesy of Freed-Hardeman University Theatre Department Military uniforms and gear provided by Thomas Cartwright, Harry Dolph, Kevin Green, Dale Qualls
Voices Gen. John Bell Hood - Greg Frey Moscow Carter - Les Horne Confederate Soldier - Barry Cross Samuel Thompson Foster - David Van Hooser
Tennessee State Library & Archives Researchers Darla Brock Tony Teal
THANKS Lauren Batte, Travellers Rest Plantation Krista Castillo, Fort Negley Candee Cochran, Historical Art Prints Freed-Hardeman University Mary Kerr, Travellers Rest Plantation Casey L. Madrick Tracy Strain Jody Thompson Eddie Hales, Rock Creative Tom Edwards, CMT Kristen Ouellette, CMT Bob Scarborough, CMT
ILLUSTRATORS
Don Troiani "Opdycke's Tigers", "General Patrick R. Clayburne"
Prostitute Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth A. Topping Collections Courtesy of Jay Moynahan
HISTORIC PHOTOS Library of Congress National Archives U.S. Military History Institute U.S. Military Academy Rick Warwick Battle of Franklin Trust
Photo of Hynes School courtesy of Tennessee Historical Society Tennessee State Library and Archives
Some re-enactment video courtesy of Amber Kodges and Harpers Ferry Center, National Park Service
Additional re-enactment video courtesy of Stephan Foust, EDS/Saturn Media Center Saturn Corporation, Spring Hill, TN
Shot on location at Fort Negley Carnton Plantation Carter House Clement Railroad Museum Harrison House Lotz House Travellers Rest Plantation
This has been a presentation of The Jackson Foundation Media Productions Doug Jackson, President & Executive Director Copyright NPT 2014
Tennessee Civil War 150 is made possible in part by:
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA,
TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMISSION, and FIRST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION
