This program utilizes exciting reenactments, artifacts and interviews to explore key battles of the Civil War, life on the northern and southern homefronts, and the role of African Americans in the war.
Content Note
Introduction -- 1861 crisis at Sumter -- Rush to arms -- The harsh face of war -- Oh, freedom! -- 1863 at home -- Angels of the battlefield -- Gettysburg -- Western front -- Toward Union victory -- 1865 conclusion at Appomattox.