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

E04▶

Simply Murder: 1863

Sep 25, 1990 · 1h 3m

E05Playing

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

This episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of war: the Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest ever fought in the Western Hemisphere. For three days 150,000 men will fight to the death in the Pennsylvania countryside, culminating in Pickett's legendary charge. This extended episode then goes on to chronicle the fall of Vicksburg, the New York draft riots, the first use of black troops, and the western battles at Chickamauga, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The episode closes with the dedication of a new Union cemetery at Gettysburg in November, where Abraham Lincoln struggles to put into words what is happening to his people.