Rare firsthand accounts bring us back to the 19th century and inside some of the most daring escape stories from the American Civil War.
Subtitles: English
Directed by:Shane Seley
Season 1
S01:E01 - John Doy and the Immortal 10
Dr. John Doy is a guide on the Underground Railroad attempting to lead a group to safety in Canada.
S01:E02 - Breaking Out of Libby Prison
Colonel Thomas Rose is one of more than 1000 officers held in the Libby Prison of Richmond, Va.
S01:E03 - Pauline Cushman: Tales of a Yankee Spy
Pauline Cushman is a Union war widow, a stage actress and a spy.
S01:E04 - Rebel Raid in Vermont
Confederate Bennett Young leads a group of raiders into St. Albans to rob banks and burn buildings.
S01:E05 - Robert Smalls: Steamboat to Freedom
Enslaved aboard the Confederate ship, Robert Smalls has learned the skills of a naval captain.
S01:E06 - Into the Rebel Swamp
Turnage was born a slave; he has made multiple escape attempts.
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