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9 episodes in this season

The Cause: 1861

100 min

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A Very Bloody Affair: 1862

69 min

Forever Free: 1862

77 min

Simply Murder: 1863

63 min

The Universe of Battle: 1863

97 min

Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864

71 min

Most Hallowed Ground: 1864

73 min

War Is All Hell: 1865

70 min

The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865

70 min

The Civil War

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19901h 9m7.9

DocumentaryWar & Politics

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A Very Bloody Affair: 1862

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Sep 24, 1990

1862 saw the birth of modern warfare and the transformation of Lincoln's war to preserve the Union into a war to emancipate the slaves. Episode Two begins with the political infighting that threatened to swamp Lincoln's administration and then follows Union General George McClellan's ill-fated campaign on the Virginia Peninsula, where his huge army meets a smaller but infinitely more resourceful Confederate force. During this episode we witness the battle of ironclad ships, partake of camp life, and watch slavery begin to crumble. We meet Ulysses S. Grant, whose exploits come to a bloody climax at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee. The episode ends with rumors of Europe's readiness to recognize the Confederacy.

5.9episode rating

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The Civil War

TV Series

19901h 9m7.9

DocumentaryWar & Politics

Now playing

A Very Bloody Affair: 1862

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Sep 24, 1990

5.9episode rating

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