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A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.
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Top Rated TV #9 | Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 3 nominations. See more awards »

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 President Abraham Lincoln (9 episodes, 1990)
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 Mary Chestnut (9 episodes, 1990)
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 Ulysses S. Grant (9 episodes, 1990)
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 Robert E. Lee (9 episodes, 1990)
David McCullough ...
 Himself - Narrator (9 episodes, 1990)
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Charles McDowell ...
 Pvt. Sam Watkins (9 episodes, 1990)
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 Jefferson Davis (9 episodes, 1990)
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 George McClellan (9 episodes, 1990)
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 Various (9 episodes, 1990)
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Jerome Dempsey ...
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Betsy Apple ...
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Carol Craven ...
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Marissa Copeland ...
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Halo Wines ...
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David Marks ...
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Ronnie Gilbert ...
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John Hartford ...
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Walt MacPherson ...
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Bradford Washburn ...
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Jesse Carr ...
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Wendy Tilghman ...
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Joe Mattys ...
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 Himself - Writer / ... (8 episodes, 1990)
Ed Bearss ...
 Himself - Historian (6 episodes, 1990)
Barbara Fields ...
 Herself - Historian (5 episodes, 1990)
James Symington ...
 Himself - Former Congressman (4 episodes, 1990)
Stephen B. Oates ...
 Himself - Historian / ... (4 episodes, 1990)
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This highly acclaimed mini series traces the course of the U.S. Civil War from the abolitionist movement through all the major battles to the death of President Lincoln and the beginnings of Reconstruction. The story is mostly told in the words of the participants themselves, through their diaries, letters, and Visuals are usually still photographs and illustrations of the time, and the soundtrack is likewise made up of war-era tunes played on period instruments. Several modern-day historians offer periodic comment and insight on the war's causes and events. Written by Eric Sorensen <Eric_Sorensen@fc.mcps.k12.md.us>

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It divided a country. It created a nation.


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23 September 1990 (USA)  »

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Trivia

Sam Waterston, who voices President Abraham Lincoln, also portrayed the 16th President in Lincoln (1988). See more »

Goofs

Contrary to this documentary (and many historians) Winfield Scott never recommended Robet E. Lee for anything more than a "significant command" nor did Lincoln offer Lee command of the Union Army.

An advisor to the President, Francis P. Blair, DID offer Lee command of the Defenses of Washington, via letter, but there are NO records that Lee. An Lincoln ever met in person. See more »

Quotes

Narrator: A week before the battle of Bull Run, Sullivan Ballou, a major in the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteers, wrote home to his wife in Smithfield.
Sullivan Ballou: July 14, 1861. Washington, D.C. Dear Sarah, indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days-perhaps tomorrow. Lest I should not be able to write again, I feel impelled to write a few lines that may fall under your eye when I'm no more. I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in, the cause in which I'm engaged, and my courage does not ...
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Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.20 (2011) See more »

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Ashokan Farewell
Written by Jay Ungar
Performed by Fiddle Fever
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The best thing ever aired on TV
19 October 2002 | by See all my reviews

I watched THE CIVIL WAR when it first aired in 1990 and have seen it several times since, and it never seems to lose its impact. While it wasn't Burns' first film, it typified his style perfectly and was really the peak of his form. I enjoy how he uses accounts of both the great and the common participants, and how he doesn't offer an oversimplified account of either side or their motives. I doubt it'll ever be topped.


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