The Civil War

E01▶

The Cause: 1861

Sep 23, 1990 · 1h 40m

E02▶

A Very Bloody Affair: 1862

Sep 24, 1990 · 1h 9m

E03▶

Forever Free: 1862

Sep 24, 1990 · 1h 17m

E04Playing

Simply Murder: 1863

Sep 25, 1990 · 1h 3m

E05▶

The Universe of Battle: 1863

Sep 25, 1990 · 1h 37m

E06▶

Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864

Sep 26, 1990 · 1h 11m

E07▶

Most Hallowed Ground: 1864

Sep 26, 1990 · 1h 13m

E08▶

War Is All Hell: 1865

Sep 27, 1990 · 1h 10m

E09▶

The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865

Sep 27, 1990 · 1h 10m

The nightmarish Union disaster at Fredericksburg comes to two climaxes that spring: at Chancellorsville in May, where Lee wins his most brilliant victory but loses Stonewall Jackson; and at Vicksburg, where Grant's attempts to take the city by siege are stopped. During the episode we learn of fierce Northern opposition to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, the miseries of regimental life and the increasing desperation of the Confederate homefront. As the episode ends, Lee decides to invade the North again to draw Grant's forces away from Vicksburg.