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To Appomattox
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To Appomattox is an upcoming American television eight-hour miniseries centering around the military service of General Ulysses S. Grant, leading up to the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox, which effectively ended the American Civil War in the East. The series begins with Grant as a young boy, then follows his years as a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point along with future Civil War officers, the Mexican War, the Civil War years, then the decades following. The series is being produced by Michael Frost Beckner (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Agency), Thomas Augsberger (the Twilight Saga, Mr. Brooks) and Mikael Salomon (Rome, Band of Brothers). The series was written by Michael Frost Beckner, and will be directed by Mikael Salomon. The series is listed for release beginning around Memorial Day 2014. According to the Daily Mail of UK, the series was waiting for the green light from Sony Pictures. However, Michael Frost Beckner announced on the series' official Facebook page on April 26, 2013, that ties had been severed with Sony and that negotiations are now ongoing with interested networks and studios. Cast According to their official website, and backed up by the Internet Movie Database: *Will Patton as General Robert E. Lee *Jason O'Mara as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan *Laura Bell Bundy as Abby Dunlap There are two Facebook pages connected with the miniseries. The official page is updated by members of the production team regularly. The other, the "To Appomattox Mini Series Fan Site," serves as the "official" Facebook page for the fan blog. Music Rascal Flatts will be producing the soundtrack to the series, also Jay DeMarcus will be responsible for the Orchestral score. They will also contribute an original song to the soundtrack. Artists scheduled to appear on the soundtrack include: *Kix Brooks *Laura Bell Bundy *Dwight Yoakam *John Ondrasik Historiography Although the series is historical drama, the production team has often stated publicly on its Facebook page and official website that they intend to make the series as historically accurate as possible within the constraints of a dramatic series. To accomplish this, a team of well-known and respected Civil War historical consultants, led by J. David Petruzzi, has been enlisted to review the scripts and advise on the production: * J. David Petruzzi - author and historian (listed on the IMDB page as "Technical Advisor") * Edwin Bearss - author and historian * Sue Boardman - author and Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide * W. Carey Eberly - historical photographer * Thomas Fleming - author and historian * D. Scott Hartwig - author and Gettysburg National Military Park ranger * Edward R. Longacre - author and historian * Mark Maritato - historical artist * Dr. John Marszelak - author and historian * Jimmy Price - author and historian * John Michael Priest - author and historian * Gordon Rhea - author and historian * John F. Ross - historian and editor * Dr. John Y. Simon (deceased) - historian * Dr. Mark A. Snell - author and historian * Kevin J. Weddle - former military officer, author * Dr. Ronald C. White - author and historian * Eric J. Wittenberg - author and historian See Also
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