![]() The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference The conflict that from 1861 to 1865 took 620,000 lives, laid waste to large sections of the South, and decided the future course of the nation. |
American Civil War |
![]() History Channel Presents The Civil War From Harper's Ferry, Fort Sumter, and First Bull Run to Shiloh, Antietam, and Gettysburg. The most legendary Civil War battles in brilliant detail. |
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![]() Lincoln and Lee at Antietam: The Cost of Freedom Lincoln and Lee at Antietam covers the entire struggle of the Antietam Campaign. The political concept about why Lincoln needed a Union victory and Lee's need to take the war north were covered as well as the battle. |
![]() Gettysburg and Stories of Valor - Civil War Minutes III DVD Box Set This 3-hour documentary captures the scenic beauty of the Gettysburg battlefield, examines rare Civil War artifacts and tells the personal stories of the men who fought in the war. |
![]() Shiloh: The War is Civil No More |
![]() Civil War: A Concise History The best collection of Civil War visuals ever assembled in one 75-minute program. A breathtaking and first-hand account of the war. Great DVD Bonuses |
![]() Stones River National Battlefield Stones River was one of the hardest fought battles of the Civil War with casualties of 27 percent on the Confederate side and 29 percent on the Union side |
![]() Battle of Stones River The Fight for Murfreesboro At dawn on December 31, 1862 the two armies clashed in a deadly struggle along the banks of Stones River. |
![]() The Battle of Chickamauga Special Widescreen Edition Chickamauga one of the fiercest engagements of the American Civil War. Over a period of two days, more than 100,000 men struggled for control of the south's transportation hub, Chattanooga. |
![]() Struggle For Vicksburg Photography of the park with authentic battlefield illustrations and life-like paintings. Vicksburg's wartime role in the bloody and brutal conflict. |
![]() PCN Tours Gettysburg Battlewalks: Pickett's Charge - Pettigrew's Perspective The legendary exploits of the Union and Confederate armies come to life with these informative tours of Gettysburg National Park |
![]() PCN Tours Gettysburg Battlewalks: General Meade After Pickett's Charge Did Meade want to fight at Gettysburg? Did Meade want to retreat on the evening of July 2nd? Why didn't Meade counter-assault the Army of Northern Virginia after the Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble charge? National Park Service addresses these questions |
![]() The Last Days of the Civil War - April 1865: The Month That Saved America, Civil War Combat: The Tragedy At Cold Harbor The remarkable succession of events leading from the fall of Richmond to Appomattox. |
![]() The Last Days of the Civil War - Biography: Abraham Lincoln & Robert E. Lee, Civil War Journal: Jefferson Davis In-depth profiles that series--illuminate the personalities at the heart of the conflict: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Robert E. Lee |
![]() In Search Of History - Quantrill's Raiders |
![]() Long Road Back to Kentucky: The 1862 Confederate Invasion The often-overlooked Western campaign of the war with a specific emphasis on Kentucky's involvement in the American Civil War. |
![]() History's Mysteries: Family Feud: The Hatfields And McCoys Millions of dollars worth of timber and coal rich land were at stake, the courts were involved and once the national press got wind of what was happening, the backwoods folk found that their fight was being followed nationwide |
![]() The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns Here is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one |
![]() Rebel Sabres / The Battle of Brandy Station 1863 Through dramatic reconstructions and eye-witness accounts, this documentary explores the 1863 Battle Of Brandy Station. |
![]() Women And The Civil War The many contributions of women in both the North and South are presented in this program describing their roles on and near the momentous battles of the American Civil War |
![]() Biography - Abraham Lincoln Preserving the Union Abe Lincoln's presidency in detail. The emotional tragedy and the humorus side of the man. His thoughts on the early commanders and dicussions with Historians. Pictures and details hard to find in other historical documentaries. |
![]() American Experience - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided Abraham Lincoln's legacy as the Great Emancipator reshaped the nation while his tragic death left Mary reclusive and forgotten. |
![]() Gore Vidal's Lincoln This a very personal view of President Lincoln and his relationship with his wife Mary. |
![]() Abraham Lincoln Journey though the life of America's heroic President. The story begins at Lincoln's birth. The history of what led this man to the White House, his freeing of the slaves, and the Civil War; This story delves into his personal life, including Lincoln's affair with Ann Ruthledge and courtship of Mary Todd. Lincoln struggles through his debates with Douglas and in the end is assassinated |
![]() Lincoln The History Channel Lincoln was able to employ his powerful wit and innate charm to transform his inner demons. A devastating and moving chronicle of a president's last moments, Lincoln captures the dark soul that fueled one of history's brightest lights |
![]() Unsolved History ~ Plots to Kill Lincoln Discovery Channel Before John Wilkes Booth fired that fatal shot in the balcony of Ford's Theater, President Lincoln was the target of at least five other assassination conspiracies. |
![]() Uncle Toms Cabin DVD also features a detailed and informative essay by historian David Pierce, an extensive collection of stills, promotional materials, and music cue sheets, and details of cuts made to the film, including two deleted scenes that are among the best moments the film has to offer |
![]() Still Standing: The Stonewall Jackson Story The life of Stonewall Jackson from his orphaned childhood, to the Sunday School class he taught for African Americans that has resulted in a lasting impact today, to the pivotal role he played as a General in the Civil War. |
![]() Stonewall Jackson - Biography He earned his nickname for bravery at Bull Run. He met his fate in a tragic accident at Chancellorsville. Stonewall Jackson is widely regarded as one of the greatest of the Confederate commanders of the Civil War. An outstanding leader and brilliant tactician he led some of the most stunning campaigns of the war and earned a place in military history. |
![]() Horses of Gettysburg Civil War Minutes Filmed in high definition with charging horses, battlefield panoramas and no "talking heads," this cinematic documentary tells the story of the estimated 72,000 horses and mules that fought at the Battle of Gettysburg and uncovers the strategies employed to ensure that the millions of animals in service with the North and South remained healthy and well-trained for action. |
![]() Gettysburg / Gods and Generals The tide of the war changes during three fierce days of combat at Gettysburg [Disc 1] the gripping saga of the tactics command errors and sacrifices behind the bloodiest battle ever fought on U.S. soil. Gods and Generals [Disc 2] reveals the spirited allegiances and fierce combat of earlier Civil War struggles |
![]() Ulysses S. Grant - Warrior President Grant pushed for the annexation of Hispaniola, not to relocate blacks, but to give them the option to leave, thus impressing upon white southerners the importance of black people in their labor force and encouraging them to pay better wages and treat their employees better |
![]() THE GREAT COMMANDERS Ulysses S. Grant Lee was determined to confront Grant's numerically-superior Union Army in the dense Spotsylvania wilderness. For Lee it was imperative to fight here, his army was massively outnumbered, with 61,000 men to Grant's 101,000 |
![]() Manassas 1861 |