An epic documentary by Ken Burns bringing life to America's most destructive - and defining - conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and the ordinary soldiers. A heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one again.
Volume 1: Hornets' Nest at Shiloh, Bloody Lane at Antietam ; Volume 2: Wheatfield at Gettysburg, Tragedy at Cold Harbor.
This is the compelling, epic saga of the Battle of Gettysburg, filmed at the massive 140th Gettysburg Battle Reenactment. The dramatic story unfolds through both Union and Confederate commanders' dispatches, diaries, and after-battle reports.
Celebrate the nation's sixteenth president. Presents a complex portrait of a man who many consider to be our greatest commander-in-chief, but who considered himself a lonely man. Brings to life the tumultuous time in which he led the country, some of his finest Civil War moments, and his final hours.
A biography of Robert E. Lee. Driven by loyalty and blessed with immense talent, his greatest moments came in support of a cause that divided his nation and his heart.