S1 E1: The Wheatfield At Gettysburg
In 1862, General Grant advanced into Tennessee, aiming to capture its vital waterways. On April 6, Confederate forces under General Albert Johnston caught Union forces by surprise near Shiloh Church.
44 minutes
Civil War Combat
This groundbreaking series brings four of the most famous engagements of the Civil War to life like never before. Unflinching, uncompromising and graphic, the images and stories presented here show these battles for what they were, with all their brutality, horror, devastation and desperation.
Cast: Brian Merrick, Gary W. Gallagher, Robert K. Krick
Director: Brad Graham, Robert M. Wise, Craig Haffner
S1 E2: The Bloody Lane At Antietam
In September 1862, Robert E. Lee invaded the North for the first time and met the Union army along the banks of Maryland's Antietam Creek, which became the sight of the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history.
44 minutes
S1 E4: The Tragedy At Cold Harbor
In 1864, General Grant doggedly pursued Lee's forces and met at Cold Harbor.
44 minutes
S1 E5: The Battle Of First Manassas
On July 21, 1861, the first major battle of the Civil War was fought. 35,000 Northerners marched to Manassas, Virginia to challenge more than 20,000 Southerners.
43 minutes
S1 E6: The Battle Of Fredericksburg
On December 13, 1862, Union General Ambrose Burnside mounted a massive, yet futile frontal assault on Robert E. Lee's Confederate troops outside of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
43 minutes
S1 E7: The Battle Of Chancellorsville
In May 1863, in the wilderness of Virginia, the Union Army under newly appointed General Joseph Hooker launched a massive assault on the Confederates.
43 minutes
S1 E8: Little Round Top At Gettysburg
On the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the fighting climaxed on a rocky hillside known as Little Round Top. Heroes and legends were born out of the bloody battle.
43 minutes
S1 E9: Culp's Hill At Gettysburg
It was one of the most crucial engagements of the Civil War--a brutal series of attacks and counterattacks during the epic Battle of Gettysburg.
43 minutes
S1 E10: The Battle Of Chickamauga
In September 1863, along the Chickamauga River in northern Georgia, the Union and Confederate Armies battled to the death.
43 minutes
S1 E11: The Crater At Petersburg
During the epic siege at Petersburg, Virginia, the Union forces hatched a daring plan. They dug directly beneath the Rebel forces and exploded four tons of black powder, creating a massive crater!
43 minutes
S1 E12: The Battle Of Franklin
On November 30, 1864, Union General John M. Schofield's weary army retreated to a farm in Franklin, Tennessee.
43 minutes