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Season 2

Season 2

Season 2

Season 2

Season 2

  • Air date:1994-02-16
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  • Number of episodes:26

List of Episodes

Robert E. Lee
S2E1
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Air date: 1994-02-16

Runtime: 60 min

The legend, the myth, and the reality behind the Confederate leader renowned as much for his exalted character and leadership qualities as his tactical brilliance on the battlefield.

Sherman and the March to the Sea
S2E2
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Air date: 1994-02-23

Runtime: 60 min

From the glow of burning Atlanta to the capture of Savannah, this documentary chronicles the scorched-earth policy of one of the Union's most effective--and feared--generals.

General Joshua L. Chamberlain
S2E3
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Air date: 1994-03-02

Runtime: 60 min

Find out how a quiet academic from Maine rose to fame on the battlefield, including his heroism at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.

Lincoln & Gettysburg
S2E4
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Air date: 1994-03-09

Runtime: 60 min

Chronicling the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's celebrated address at the site on Nov. 19 of that year. Included: skirmishes at Little Round Top and Devil's Den; Gen. Pickett's charge on the Union line at Cemetery Ridge.

Battlefield Medicine
S2E5
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Air date: 1994-03-16

Runtime: 60 min

The Civil War soldier's deadliest foe--disease. Typhoid and dysentery claimed more lives than battlefield wounds, and poor diet, unsanitary conditions, and emotional strain took a deadly toll.

The Battle of Fredericksburg
S2E6
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Air date: 1994-03-23

Runtime: 60 min

How a bumbling military bureaucracy undermined Union General Ambrose Burnside's strategy, leaving his troops exposed to decimation by Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces.

Frederick Douglass
S2E7
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Air date: 1994-03-30

Runtime: 60 min

A profile of abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

Reporting the War
S2E8
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Air date: 1994-04-06

Runtime: 60 min

How did journalism shatter the romantic notion of war? Explore how the work of Alfred Waud, Winslow Homer, and other talented reporters, artists, and photographers brought tragedy home.

The Battle of Chattanooga
S2E9
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Air date: 1994-04-13

Runtime: 60 min

The Battle of Chattanooga (Nov. 23-25, 1863), in which Union troops led by Gens. U.S. Grant and George H. Thomas crushed the Confederates at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. The victory is considered a turning point because it enabled the North to split the eastern part of the Confederacy.

Women at War
S2E10
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Air date: 1994-04-20

Runtime: 60 min

In the midst of great hardship, women from both the North and South were inspired to join the war effort, taking on surprising new roles either in factories or on the frontline.

Nathan Bedford Forrest
S2E11
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Air date: 1994-04-27

Runtime: 60 min

The controversial Confederate Army hero who was called "the most remarkable man our Civil War produced on either side" by General Sherman, and who later became Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.

The Battles of Franklin & Nashville
S2E12
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Air date: 1994-05-04

Runtime: 60 min

The spectacular defeat of the Army of Tennessee in 1864 as Union soldiers held off charging brigades at Franklin, then destroyed Confederate forces as large numbers of civilian spectators looked on.

Zouaves!
S2E13
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Air date: 1994-05-11

Runtime: 60 min

The saga of the most flamboyant troops of the Civil War, who modeled themselves after the fierce tribes of Algeria, and used brilliant tactics and dashing drills to fight on both sides.

Shadows of Lightning: J.E.B. Stuart & the CSA Cavalry
S2E14
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Air date: 1994-05-18

Runtime: 60 min

He was a hero to the South, a terror to the North and an idol to his men. This is the story of a man who led by example and brought honor and glory to his men in one victory after another.

Terrible Swift Sword: The Union Cavalry
S2E15
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Air date: 1994-05-25

Runtime: 60 min

Traces the history of the federal cavalry from its disastrous performance at the beginning of the war to its coming of age at Brandy Station, under leaders like Generals Buford and Sheridan.

The Secret War: Civil War Spies
S2E16
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Air date: 1994-06-01

Runtime: 60 min

During the Civil War, men and women from both the North and South worked as espionage agents, greatly influencing the course of history.

War Crimes: The Death Camps
S2E17
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Air date: 1994-06-08

Runtime: 60 min

Explore the prisoner camps in both North and South, where captured soldiers suffered from harsh, brutal conditions that often led to death.

The Traitor President: Jefferson Davis
S2E18
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Air date: 1994-06-15

Runtime: 60 min

The life and times of the former U.S. senator and one-time U.S. secretary of war who, as President of the Confederate States, was tasked with leading the South's war effort.

General James Longstreet: Lee’s Prodigal Son
S2E19
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Air date: 1994-06-22

Runtime: 60 min

Story of the masterful soldier and aide to Robert E. Lee, whose understanding of warfare foretold its style in the 20th century.

Garden of the Dead: Arlington Cemetery
S2E20
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Air date: 1994-06-29

Runtime: 60 min

Learn the story behind how Confederate General Robert E. Lee's home eventually became the official military cemetery of the United States.

The Battle of Charleston
S2E21
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Air date: 1994-07-06

Runtime: 60 min

Symbolically important because the first shots of the war were fired in the city, the North attacked for years but could not shake the will of the citizens or soldiers who fought overwhelming odds.

The Battle and Siege of Vicksburg
S2E22
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Air date: 1994-07-13

Runtime: 60 min

The story of the horrific fight for the strategically vital Mississippi city. Under heavy bombardment, the streets flowed with blood as civilians fled to find shelters in the cliffs and caves.

Caught in the Maelstrom: Civilians in the War
S2E23
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Air date: 1994-07-20

Runtime: 60 min

Explore the deadly toll the Civil War had on civilians, including how sharpshooters at Gettysburg accidentally killed Jenny Wade and a 73-year-old Gettysburg resident John Burns who takes up arms to defend his town.

The Taking of New Orleans
S2E24
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Air date: 1994-07-27

Runtime: 60 min

The North laid siege to the port early in the war and the city fell in 1862 but fighting continued for three more years.

The Superb General Hancock
S2E25
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Air date: 1994-08-03

Runtime: 60 min

Profile of Union General Winfield Scott Hancock, whose extraordinary career included the Mexican War, western expansion, the Civil War, and the period of Reconstruction.

Iron Jaws: Killing Power of Civil War Artillery
S2E26
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Air date: 1994-08-10

Runtime: 60 min

The war's powerful weapons and their deadly toll. Rifled cannons made their first appearance in the Civil War, while ranks of charging infantry were chewed to pieves by the artillery's iron jaws.

Top Cast

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Host

Brian C. Pohanka

Brian C. Pohanka

Historian

William C. Davis

William C. Davis

Historian

James I. Robertson Jr.

James I. Robertson Jr.

Historian

Edwin C. Bearss

Edwin C. Bearss

Historian

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