American Civil War

01 John Brown: This Guilty Land Episode 125th March 2018 Spotlighting radical abolitionist John Brown, as he raids Harper's Ferry, setting the scene for the Civil War. 02 Abraham Lincoln: The War Begins Episode 21st April 2018 Abraham Lincoln becomes frustrated with his cautious commander, George McClellan, whose army gets routed at Manassas, Va.; Confederate Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson earns his nickname. 03 Robert E. Lee: Choosing Sides Episode 38th April 2018 Robert E. Lee, who once turned down command of Northern forces, becomes the top Confederate general; Ulysses S. Grant scores Union victories in the West. 04 Frederick Douglass: The Dawn of a New Day Episode 415th April 2018 Former slave Frederick Douglass pushes President Abraham Lincoln to free his people; Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, after the bloody Battle of Antietam. 05 Stonewall Jackson: Friendly Fire Episode 522nd April 2018 A Confederate victory at Chancellorsville, Va. comes at a high price; a Southern bullet accidentally mortally wounds Stonewall Jackson. 06 Gettysburg: The High Water Mark Episode 629th April 2018 The North turns back the South's invasion; a heroic bayonet charge led by Maine's Joshua Chamberlain; the doomed Confederate charge led by Gen. George Pickett. 07 Ulysses S. Grant: Intoxicated by War Episode 76th May 2018 Once drummed out of the army for drinking, Ulysses S. Grant earns his place as the North's best general; the Union's first black regiment marches into battle; 08 Jefferson Davis: The Black Flag Episode 813th May 2018 A U.S. senator, war hero, and presidential aspirant who has much in common with Abraham Lincoln; Jefferson Davis answers the call to lead the Confederate States of America; 09 Abraham Lincoln: The Campaign Episode 920th May 2018 George McClellan poses a tough challenge to Abraham Lincoln's re-election; Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee clash on the battlefield; 10 William Tecumseh Sherman: Total War Episode 1027th May 2018 Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman burns Atlanta and marches to the sea; Abraham Lincoln's re-election; Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Virginia. 11 John Wilkes Booth: The Killing of Lincoln Episode 113rd June 2018 John Wilkes Booth assassinates President Abraham Lincoln, potentially reversing the South's Civil War loss with a single bullet; 12 The Civil War: Brother vs. Brother Episode 1210th June 2018 The defeated South attempts to rewrite history by denying slavery was the root cause of the Civil War;