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Civil War, 1861-1865

Civil War Journal

The personal stories of the men and women who lived through the War Between the States are brought to life through diaries, archival photographs and factual re-enactments.

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Enemy Women

Paulette Jiles

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The Civil War : War Is All Hell, 1865

This program begins with William Techumseh Sherman's March to the Sea, which spells the end of the Confederacy.

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The Civil War : The Cause, 1861

This program dramatically evokes the causes of war, from the Cotton Kingdom of the South to the northern abolitionists who opposed it.

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The Civil War : Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1864

This program begins with a biographical comparison of Grant and Lee and then chronicles the extraordinary series of battles that pitted the two generals against each other from the Wilderness to Peter

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The Civil War : The Universe of Battle, 1863

This program chronicles the Battle of Gettysburg, the fall of Vicksburg, the New York draft riots, the first use of black troops, and the western battles at Chickamauga and Chattanooga.

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The Civil War : Forever Free, 1862

This program charts the dramatic events that led to Lincoln's decision to set the slaves free. This program comes to a climax in September, 1862 with Lee's invasion of Maryland.

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The Civil War : Simply Murder, 1863

During this program we learn of fierce Northern opposition to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, the miseries of regimental life and the increasing desperation of the Confederate homefront.

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The Civil War : A Very Bloody Affair, 1862

During this program we witness the battle of ironclad ships, pertake of camplife, and watch slavery begin to crumble. We meet Ulysses S.

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The Civil War : Most Hallowed Ground, 1864

This program begins with the presidental campaign of 1864 that set Abraham Lincoln against his old commanding general, George McClellan.

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