The Divided Union: The Story of the American Civil War
Documental · 1998 · 1 SeasonSubtitles Icon
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This renowned, classic series takes a vivid, historical view of the United States Civil War, which lasted 4 years and cost two million U.S. lives.
T01:C01 - S01:E01 - Forward to Sumter
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T01:C01 - S01:E01 - Forward to Sumter

54 min
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Forward to Sumter tells the story of the background to the War (1861-65), its causes, particularly the impact of slavery: how North and South in the United States had been evolving into two separate societies and cultures, such that some form of conflict between them was perhaps inevitable.

T01:C02 - S01:E02 - Bloody Stalemate
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T01:C02 - S01:E02 - Bloody Stalemate

55 min
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Bloody Stalemate deals with the early skirmishes and how the South fails to exploit its initial victory at Manassas, the North's decisive victory at Shiloh, the Battle of Antietam where more Americans died in a single day than on any field of battle before or since and concludes with President Lincoln's first Emancipation Proclamation.

T01:C03 - S01:E03 - High Tide of the Confederacy
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T01:C03 - S01:E03 - High Tide of the Confederacy

54 min
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High Tide of the Confederacy shows how the North seems unable to exploit its superiority with its military commanders forever squabbling. Meanwhile in the South Robert E Lee overreaches himself with his attack on Gettysburg and together a day later with the North's capture of the strategic port of Vicksburg on the Mississippi is a crucial turning-point in the War.

T01:C04 - S01:E04 - Total War
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T01:C04 - S01:E04 - Total War

54 min
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Total War illustrates how the South is being worn down with the war taking its toll not only on the battlefield but also on the day-to-day life of both Northern and Southern civilians. The face of warfare is changing in the light of new technological developments. At last the North finds a successful military commander in Ulysses S Grant.

T01:C05 - S01:E05 - Conclusion at Appomatox
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T01:C05 - S01:E05 - Conclusion at Appomatox

54 min
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Conclusion at Appomatox describes how the dramatic saga does not end with General Lee's surrender to General Grant at Appomattox. Lincoln is tragically assassinated only 5 days later before the struggle for reunification of the country had begun. The South's legacy of defeat is pondered as well as the War's continuing impact on American life.

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English
TV-14
This program contains material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.