Ed Bearss(1923-2020)

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Ed Bearss was born on 26 June 1923 in Billings, Montana, USA. He is known for Gods and Generals (2003), Grant vs Lee: The Overland Campaign (1999) and Antietam Visit (1982). He was married to Margie Riddle. He died on 15 September 2020 in Richland, Mississippi, USA.

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Known for

Gods and Generals (2003)

Gods and Generals

6.2

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2003

Grant vs Lee: The Overland Campaign (1999)

Grant vs Lee: The Overland Campaign

5.8

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1999

Antietam Visit (1982)

Short

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1982

The Civil War (1990)

9.0

TV Mini Series

Self - Historian

Credits

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Gods and Generals
6.2
- historical advisor
- 2003
Grant vs Lee: The Overland Campaign
5.8
- consultant
- 1999
Antietam Visit
Short
- historical advisor (as Edwin Bearss)
- 1982

Personal details

Alternative names
- Edwin C. Bearss
Born
- June 26, 1923
- Billings, Montana, USA
Died
- September 15, 2020
- Richland, Mississippi, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Margie RiddleJuly 30, 1958 - October 7, 2006 (her death, 3 children)
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
Growing up on his grandfather's farm near Hardin, Montana, he named the cattle after Civil War generals and battles. After high school, he joined the Marines, seeing action in World War II at Guadalcanal. Machine-gun fire permanently disabled his left arm. After the war, he received a B.S. degree from Georgetown University and a M.A. in history from Indiana University.

Quotes
We're in an age of Teflon people now. People then [19th century] were more original, more individual.

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