March 5, 1995 • 1h
Lincoln picks Ulysses S. Grant, a general who believes in winning at any cost, to command the Union Army.
March 12, 1995 • 1h
In Philadelphia in 1776, a bargain was struck to allow slavery in the new United States—a deal that would lead to disaster, and he...Read more
March 19, 1995 • 1h
Families are divided and bonds broken forever as people are forced to chose between the Union and the newly created Confederate states.
March 26, 1995 • 1h
Explore how photographer Mathew Brady's work brought the horrors of war to American's doorsteps for the first time.
April 2, 1995 • 1h
Fought on September 17, 1862, the Battle of Antietam produced over 23,000 Union and Confederate casualties, making it the bloodies...Read more
April 9, 1995 • 1h
The story of one of the Union's most famous units. Mustered in the Midwest, they served with enormous distinction while suffering heavy losses.
April 16, 1995 • 1h
Trains...both sides needed them, but it was the Union who had the know-how and equipment to make use of this invaluable tool.
April 23, 1995 • 1h
The remarkable tales of the very young men who rose to high rank in the war, including Galusha Pennypacker, Adelbert Ames, and Micah Jenkins.
April 30, 1995 • 1h
The Union general who, before the war, became the first defendant in a murder trial to be acquitted on a plea of temporary insanit...Read more
May 7, 1995 • 1h
Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Davis were two women from rival governments, but they led parallel lives, struggling against criticis...Read more
May 14, 1995 • 1h
How the average soldier coped with life on and off the battlefield, including drinking and gambling, music, and even a new game called baseball.
May 21, 1995 • 1h
Engaged in the bloodiest fighting of the Civil War, nearly 30,000 soldiers are killed in three days of fighting at Gettysburg. Man...Read more
May 28, 1995 • 1h
One in five soldiers who fought in the war had been born in another country and would fight on both sides. But they were not always welcome.
June 4, 1995 • 1h
A look at individual and organizational efforts to preserve our precious national monuments, including Gettysburg cemetery, at ris...Read more
August 30, 1997 • 1h 35m
This is the total story--from Little Round Top to Devil's Den to Pickett's Charge to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and dedication o...Read more