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Civil War Journal

Civil War Journal

A historical look at the Civil War. Beyond the battles and into the personal stories of the War Between the States. Based on diaries, photographs and dramatic re-enactments, the intimate side of the epic conflict is exposed. Host Danny Glover narrates episodes about West Point Classmates-Civil War Enemies, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Sherman and the March to the Sea.
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Record to watch 8 episodes in the next two weeks

    The Battle of Chattanooga
    Garden of the Dead: The Story of Arlington Cemetery
    Battlefield Medicine
    Lincoln and Gettysburg
    War Crimes: The Death Camps
    West Point Classmates
    Dan Sickles: The General Who Got Away With Murder
    The Boy Generals
  • The Battle of Chattanooga

    The Battle of Chattanooga establishes Gen. Ulysses S. Grant as a major leader.
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  • Garden of the Dead: The Story of Arlington Cemetery

    Gen. Robert E. Lee's Arlington, Va., home becomes a national military cemetery.
    Upcoming
  • Battlefield Medicine

    Typhoid, dysentery, poor diet and unsanitary conditions were deadly foes soldiers faced during the Civil War.
    Upcoming
  • Lincoln and Gettysburg

    The glory and the pain of the Battle of Gettysburg and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address are recalled. Host: Danny Glover.
    Upcoming
  • War Crimes: The Death Camps

    The Civil War was riddled with cases of inhumane treatment of prisoners of war.
    Upcoming
  • West Point Classmates

    Prior to the Civil War, many opposing leaders — including Gens. Grant and Lee — were West Point classmates.
    Upcoming

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A historical look at the Civil War. Beyond the battles and into the personal stories of the War Between the States. Based on diaries, photographs and dramatic re-enactments, the intimate side of the epic conflict is exposed. Host Danny Glover narrates episodes about West Point Classmates-Civil War Enemies, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Sherman and the March to the Sea.

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