• 1990
  • TV-14
  • 1h 30m
The Civil War
  • 1990
  • TV-14
  • 1h 30m

The Civil War

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Morgan Freeman Sam Waterston Jason Robards Julie Harris

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Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Sep 22, 1990

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Florentine Films American Documentaries Inc. Kenneth Lauren Burns

Details

Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Sep 22, 1990

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Florentine Films American Documentaries Inc. Kenneth Lauren Burns

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 22, 1990
The Cause (1861)
Examining the causes of the American Civil War, beginning with a searing indictment of slavery and a dramatic depiction of the causes of the American Civil War.
Episode 2 • Sep 23, 1990
A Very Bloody Affair (1862)
The year 1862 saw the birth of modern warfare and political infighting in Lincoln's administration as the president shifted the emphasis from preserving the Union to emancipating slaves.
Episode 3 • Sep 23, 1990
Forever Free (1862)
After years spent waiting for a Union victory over the Confederacy, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in the wake of a bloody but indecisive battle at Antietam in September 1862.
Episode 4 • Sep 24, 1990
Simply Murder (1863)
Exploring Northern opposition to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the Union disaster at Fredericksburg that prefaced further successes for the Confederacy at Chancellorsville before Lee again invaded the North.
Episode 5 • Sep 24, 1990
The Universe of Battle (1863)
The turning point of the war occurs at the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln makes a memorable speech as he dedicates the Union cemetery at Gettysburg, and draft riots break out in New York.
Episode 6 • Sep 25, 1990
Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864)
A biographical comparison of Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee chronicles the extraordinary battles that pitted the two generals against each other, from the wilderness to Petersburg in Virginia.
Episode 7 • Sep 25, 1990
Most Hallowed Ground (1864)
General George McClellan opposes Abraham Lincoln in the 1864 presidential race, sentiment in Union states starts to turn against the war, and Robert E Lee's Arlington estate is transformed into a national cemetery.
Episode 8 • Sep 26, 1990
War is all Hell (1865)
Sherman's troops march through Georgia and the Carolinas; Petersburg and Richmond fall to Grant's army; Lee surrenders at Appomattox, Va.
Episode 9 • Sep 26, 1990
The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865)
The final episode of Ken Burns' documentary series chronicles the war's conclusion, Lincoln's assassination and the impact of the Civil War.

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