The Last Ditch.

The Final Battle of the Civil War

 

Purchase your own DVD of The Last Ditch.

Producers have teamed with the Port Columbus Civil War Naval Museum to offer exclusive DVD’s of  the Emmy Award-winning film The Last Ditch.  Whether you’re a military historian, a Civil War history buff or just enjoy good documentaries, The Last Ditch will make an excellent addition to your video collection.  DVD’s are available exclusively at the Port Columbus Civil War Naval Museum gift shop or through this web site.

Follow this link to the Port Columbus Civil War Naval Museum web site where you will be directed how to buy your own copy of The Last Ditch.

     The Last Ditch is an Emmy Award-winning documentary airing on Georgia Public Television detailing the little known and long-forgotten battle for Columbus, GA, a struggle many historians consider the last official battle of the Civil War.  This battle features unbelievable stories, amazing characters and haunting imagery you will not soon forget.

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On Easter Day 1865, with the Civil War all but over, a Union cavalry corps swept down on the city of Columbus, Georgia with the goal of destroying the Confederacy’s industrial heartland and with it the South’s will to fight.  They were met by a token force of nervous defenders in muddy trenches and forts north of town.  This is the incredible story of what happened when the two sides clashed...a story almost completely forgotten by history.
Text Box: The Last Ditch wins two Southeast Regional Emmy® Awards.

June 28th, 2008 - The Last Ditch scored two prestigious Emmy Awards for outstanding achievement in lighting and musical composition/arrangement.  The Civil War documentary had been nominated for five Emmy awards tying it with another documentary for the most nominated single program of the year.  The Last Ditch was competing for awards in photography, lighting, writing, directing and musical composition/arrangement.  Co-producers James Bridges and Richard Lifshey accepted the awards, along with the entire musical group Un-Reconstructed.

Co-producer James Bridges accepts the Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting.

The Last Ditch co-executive producer James Bridges on the big screen accepting the Emmy for outstanding achievement in lighting. Hollie Lifshey stands to his left. Photo courtesy Un-Reconstructed.

Un-Reconstructed band members hold the Emmy Award for outstanding achievement in musical composition/arrangement.  Photo courtesy Un-Reconstructed.