Season 2
26 episodes · Feb 16, 1994
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S2E1Robert E. Lee
Feb 16, 199460mThe 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.
S2E2Sherman and the March to the Sea
Feb 23, 199460mFrom 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.
S2E3General Joshua L. Chamberlain
Mar 2, 199460mFind 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.
S2E4Lincoln & Gettysburg
Mar 9, 199460mChronicling 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.
S2E5Battlefield Medicine
Mar 16, 199460mThe 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.
S2E6The Battle of Fredericksburg
Mar 23, 199460mHow a bumbling military bureaucracy undermined Union General Ambrose Burnside's strategy, leaving his troops exposed to decimation by Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces.
S2E8Reporting the War
Apr 6, 199460mHow 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.
S2E9The Battle of Chattanooga
Apr 13, 199460mThe 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.
S2E10Women at War
Apr 20, 199460mIn 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.
S2E11Nathan Bedford Forrest
Apr 27, 199460mThe 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.
S2E12The Battles of Franklin & Nashville
May 4, 199460mThe 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.
S2E13Zouaves!
May 11, 199460mThe 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.
S2E14Shadows of Lightning: J.E.B. Stuart & the CSA Cavalry
May 18, 199460mHe 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.
S2E15Terrible Swift Sword: The Union Cavalry
May 25, 199460mTraces 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.
S2E16The Secret War: Civil War Spies
Jun 1, 199460mDuring the Civil War, men and women from both the North and South worked as espionage agents, greatly influencing the course of history.
S2E17War Crimes: The Death Camps
Jun 8, 199460mExplore the prisoner camps in both North and South, where captured soldiers suffered from harsh, brutal conditions that often led to death.
S2E18The Traitor President: Jefferson Davis
Jun 15, 199460mThe 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.
S2E19General James Longstreet: Lee’s Prodigal Son
Jun 22, 199460mStory of the masterful soldier and aide to Robert E. Lee, whose understanding of warfare foretold its style in the 20th century.
S2E20Garden of the Dead: Arlington Cemetery
Jun 29, 199460mLearn the story behind how Confederate General Robert E. Lee's home eventually became the official military cemetery of the United States.
S2E21The Battle of Charleston
Jul 6, 199460mSymbolically 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.
S2E22The Battle and Siege of Vicksburg
Jul 13, 199460mThe 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.
S2E23Caught in the Maelstrom: Civilians in the War
Jul 20, 199460mExplore 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.
S2E24The Taking of New Orleans
Jul 27, 199460mThe North laid siege to the port early in the war and the city fell in 1862 but fighting continued for three more years.
S2E25The Superb General Hancock
Aug 3, 199460mProfile of Union General Winfield Scott Hancock, whose extraordinary career included the Mexican War, western expansion, the Civil War, and the period of Reconstruction.
S2E26Iron Jaws: Killing Power of Civil War Artillery
Aug 10, 199460mThe 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.