S1 E1: Robert E. Lee
The legend, the myth, and the reality behind the Confederate leader.
44 minutes
A historical look at the Civil War. Beyond the battles and into the personal stories of the War Between the States. Based on diaries, photographs and dramatic re-enactments, the intimate side of the epic conflict is exposed.
S1 E2: Preserving The Past: A Civil War Journal Special
You've seen the movie, now discover the full truth about the U.S. Army's first black regiment. Covers the periods before and after the famous battle at Ft. Wagner.
46 minutes
S1 E3: The Gray Ghost: John Singleton Mosby
Dangerous, discreet, and enterprising, Confederate scout and guerrilla raider John Singleton Mosby kept the Yankees alert.
40 minutes
S1 E5: General James Longstreet: Lee's Prodigal Son
Story of the masterful soldier and aide to Robert E. Lee, whose understanding of warfare foretold its style in the 20th century. His criticism of Lee after the war made him an outcast in the South.
46 minutes
S1 E7: Destiny At Ft. Sumter
Story of the first fateful battle of the Civil War: The South's 34-hour bombardment of Ft. Sumter in Charleston, S.C., harbor in April, 1861.
46 minutes
S1 E8: The Battle Of 1st Bull Run
The first battle of the Civil War introduces both sides to the horrors of war.
41 minutes
S1 E9: The Battle Of Chattanooga
The saga of the sweeping battle that helped establish Gen. Ulysses S. Grant as a major leader. Follows the fight from lookout Mountain to Orchard Knob to Missionary Ridge.
46 minutes
S1 E10: The Battle Of Franklin and Nashville
The story of the spectacular defeat of the Army of Tennessee in the fall of 1864. Union soldiers held off 18 charging brigades at Franklin, then destroyed the Confederate forces.
42 minutes
S1 E11: The Battle/Siege Of Vicksburg
The story of the horrific fight for the strategically vital Mississippi city. Under heavy bombardment, the streets flowed with blood as civilians fled to shelters and caves.
45 minutes
S1 E12: Freedom's Road: Slavery And The Opposition
In Philadelphia in 1776, a bargain was struck with South Carolina allowing slavery--it was a deal that would lead to disaster. Though not the only issue dividing North and South, slavery would spark the Civil War.
43 minutes
S1 E13: John Brown's War
In-depth account of the famed abolitionist's 1859 attack on the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry that ended the nation's last hopes of unity.
41 minutes
S1 E14: Lincoln And Gettysburg
The story of the great battle's aftermath and the events leading to the dedication of the national cemetery and President Lincoln's immortal Gettysburg Address.
45 minutes
S1 E15: General Joshua L. Chamberlain
A profile of the remarkable Bowdoin College professor during the war.
44 minutes
S1 E16: Pickett's Charge
Was it heroism or was it folly? The story of Confederate Gen. George Edward Pickett's desperate charge against Union forces at Gettysburg.
41 minutes
S1 E17: Days Of Darkness: The Gettysburg Civilians
Thrust into the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, the peaceful towns people of little Gettysburg, Pa., are forever changed by the three fateful days of July 1863.
45 minutes
S1 E18: Caught In The Maelstrom: Civilians In War
Chronicles the plight of the innocent women, children, and the elderly caught up in the war. Tragic and inspiring stories include the death of beautiful Jenny Wade, killed by sharpshooters at Gettysburg.
42 minutes
S1 E20: Women At War
How women from both the North and South were inspired to join the war effort. Includes the stories of such heroines as nurse Clara Barton, spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow, and the thousands who took on surprising new roles in factories and on the front lines.
45 minutes