TNT's three-part historical miniseries. In 1863, the Northern and Southern forces fought at Gettysburg in the decisive battle of the American Civil War. Ron Maxwell directs from his own screenplay; Based on the 1974 non-fiction novel McKay "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara. A Moctesuma Esparza & Robert Katz production for TriStar Television; Presented in association with Turner Pictures. a New Line Cinema limited theatrical release.