Season 1

1993-09-01 · 46m

Civil War Journal covers the life and exploits of John Brown. With his revolutionary ideas and actions, he will be one of the catalysts that would lead to the civil war.

1993-09-08 · 46m

Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson leads troops at Fredericksburg, both battles at Bull Run, and Chancellorsville.

1993-09-15 · 46m

When President Abraham Lincoln tries to resupply Union soldiers at Fort Sumter in Charleston's harbor, the Confederate response leads to the opening of the Civil War.

1993-09-22 · 60m

The rise and fall of Union Gen. George McClellan, and how his repeated clashes with Abraham Lincoln doomed his leadership of the Union Army.

1993-09-29 · 46m

America's first black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts, fights at Fort Wagner.

1993-10-06 · 60m

Dangerous, discreet, and enterprising, Confederate scout and guerrilla raider John Singleton Mosby’s operations embarrassed generals and wreaked havoc through the end of the war.

1993-10-13 · 60m

The story of the photographer whose pictures captured bloody battlefield scenes and who actually drew more notice in his time than the legendary Mathew Brady.

1993-10-20 · 46m

Fought in July 1861, the first major battle of the Civil War introduces both sides to the horrors of war.

1993-10-27 · 60m

Pickett charges Union forces at Gettysburg.

1993-11-03 · 60m

An account of how the Union and Confederate flags were not only symbols of pride and nationhood, but also served other important functions during the Civil War.

1993-11-10 · 60m

Prior to the Civil War, many opposing leaders -- including Gens. Grant an Lee -- were West Point classmates.

1993-11-17 · 60m

In March 1862, the North's USS Monitor and the South's CSS Virginia clashed in an inclusive battle. But the ironclads changed naval warfare forever.

1993-11-24 · 60m

The battle at Gettysburg affects the townspeople.