The Ultimate Civil War Series
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7 episodes
1. Sins of the Fathers
1. Sins of the Fathers
The Road to Civil War, battles over Slavery turn violent in Kansas and Harper's Ferry. The election of Lincoln, Secession, Fort Sumter and the First Battle of Manassas.
52min
Jul 23, 2012
2. A Deep, Steady Thunder
2. A Deep, Steady Thunder
The first battles of the war go poorly for the North, the rise of General Lee and the 1862 invasion of Maryland.
49min
Jul 23, 2012
3. Days of Infamy
3. Days of Infamy
The Battle of Antietam, Northern leaders fail at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville - Lee marches toward Gettysburg.
49min
Jul 23, 2012
4. The Turning Points
4. The Turning Points
Brandy Station - the largest Cavalry battle followed by the epic struggle at Gettysburg and the fall of Vicksburg.
49min
Jul 23, 2012
5. Not War, But Murder
5. Not War, But Murder
Chickamauga and Chattanooga in the west. Grant takes command and begins to attack Lee in Virginia. The Wilderness to Cold Harbor and the Petersburg siege.
49min
Jul 23, 2012
6. The Killing Fields
6. The Killing Fields
Battles for Petersburg - The Crater. The futile fights of Franklin and Nashville in Tennessee. The Battle of Five Forks shatters Lee's Army.
55min
Jul 23, 2012
7. New Birth of Freedom
7. New Birth of Freedom
April 2, 1865 and the fall of Petersburg and Richmond. Lee surrenders to Grant and Sherman takes the surrender of the western Confederate Army. Lincoln's assassination and the second war over reconstruction.
52min
Jul 23, 2012
