I thought it was very good, especially the stuff on Grant in the west. Most presentations of the Civil War concentrate on Virginia. Most of what I know about the fighting certainly relates to Lee and Virginia, so it was good to see another side of the war on the screen.
Agreed. One could make a substantial case that the Confederacy lost the Civil War by losing the war in the West.
I think Sherman made a statement to the effect that “Lee was saving the front porch while the rest of the house burnt to the ground”.