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Season 1 – Civil War: The Untold Story

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The Western Campaign shapes the final outcome of the Civil War.
Civil War: The Untold Story — Season 1

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Elizabeth McGovern

Narrator

Chris Wheeler

Director

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 30, 2014 Bloody Shiloh On April 6, 1862, the Confederate force's surprise attack against the Union in Shiloh, Tenn., results in some of the most brutal fighting of the Civil War. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 30, 2014 A Beacon of Hope Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's counter-attack at Shiloh, Tenn., leads to victory; thousands of escaping slaves seek refuge with Union forces advancing into the South; President Abraham Lincoln begins drafting a proclamation addressing slavery and freedom. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 30, 2014 River of Death The Emancipation Proclamation ends slavery and gives blacks the freedom to fight; on July 4, 1863, the day after Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, the Confederates surrender Vicksburg, Miss., to Gen. Grant. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 30, 2014 Death Knell of the Confederacy The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia succeeds at splitting the Union Army in two during the Battle of Chickamauga; Gen. William Rosecrans is replaced by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who plans an offensive. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 30, 2014 With Malice Toward None The Confederate Army falls to a defensive position in Atlanta; President Abraham Lincoln defeats challenger George McClellan; Sherman's March to the Sea. Details

Season Info

Director
Chris Wheeler
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
Mar 30, 2014