The American Civil War: A Union Divided

The first episode tells of John Brown’s abortive raid on Harper’s Ferry and chronicles the events leading to the secession of the southern states.

The second episode looks at the battle of First Bull Run. We see the emergence of Robert E. Lee and hear the story of the bloody battle of Antietam.

Follow the southern victory at Chancellorsville in 1863, the death of ‘Stonewall’ Jackson and the battle of Gettysburg, the turning point of the war.

By 1864, the war was three Years old. The North was frustrated and the South was desperate. The war had seemed to reach a stalemate, but continued on.