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13 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
Mon, Sep 24, 2012
Learn about the struggles of an unassuming "backwoods" lawyer who became a powerful political voice and the champion of the Union.
Episode 2
Mon, Oct 1, 2012
Hear the first shots of the Civil War and travel from coast to coast seeing the tragic consequences that followed.
Episode 3
Mon, Oct 8, 2012
Take a look at Civil War battles where the victors clinched their success against all odds.
Episode 4
Mon, Oct 15, 2012
The new technology of the industrial revolution makes the weapons of war even more destructive.
Episode 5
Mon, Oct 22, 2012
Learn about the genius of General Robert E. Lee, the last great warrior of the Napoleonic age, and discover what made General Grant the first warrior of a new era.
Episode 6
Mon, Oct 29, 2012
Learn how close the South came to winning this critical battle and how Gettysburg became the turning point of the war.
Episode 7
Mon, Nov 5, 2012
Learn about the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Chattanooga, and other events surrounding the American Civil War.
Episode 8
Mon, Nov 12, 2012
General William T. Sherman may be the most vilified man of the war, but he is a man who did not burn Atlanta or Charleston and was very friendly to the southern point of view.
Episode 9
Mon, Nov 19, 2012
In General Grant's Wilderness Campaign, the Union army suffers defeat after defeat. Despite these victories, General Lee feels the pressure of Grant's army and the inexhaustible resources of the North.
Episode 10
Mon, Nov 26, 2012
Confederate General John Bell Hood launches an invasion of union held Tennessee and General Jubal Early strikes at the federal capitol of Washington, DC. Generals Grant and Lee glare out at each other at the siege of Petersburg.
Episode 11
Mon, Dec 3, 2012
Witness the remarkable meeting of General Grant with General Lee, where they begin to heal the nation's wounds.
Episode 12
Mon, Dec 10, 2012
After the Civil War, many men were reunited as "brothers" while others continued to fight a war of words.
Episode 13
Mon, Dec 17, 2012
The end of the war brings a new hope for the nation, but one last tragic price must be paid for the victory of the Union and freedom.