Season 3
15 episodes · Mar 5, 1995
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S3E1Mr. Lincoln’s Butcher: General Ulysses S. Grant
Mar 5, 199560mLincoln picks Ulysses S. Grant, a general who believes in winning at any cost, to command the Union Army.
S3E2Freedom’s Road: Slavery and the Opposition
Mar 12, 199560mIn Philadelphia in 1776, a bargain was struck to allow slavery in the new United States—a deal that would lead to disaster, and help spark the Civil War between North and South almost a century later.
S3E3Divided Houses: Families Split by War
Mar 19, 199560mFamilies are divided and bonds broken forever as people are forced to chose between the Union and the newly created Confederate states.
S3E4Picture Perfect: The Pomp & Vision of Matthew Brady
Mar 26, 199560mExplore how photographer Mathew Brady's work brought the horrors of war to American's doorsteps for the first time.
S3E5Bloodiest Day: Antietam
Apr 2, 199560mFought on September 17, 1862, the Battle of Antietam produced over 23,000 Union and Confederate casualties, making it the bloodiest single day in American history.
S3E6Born Killers: The Iron Brigade
Apr 9, 199560mThe story of one of the Union's most famous units. Mustered in the Midwest, they served with enormous distinction while suffering heavy losses.
S3E7Trains at War
Apr 16, 199560mTrains...both sides needed them, but it was the Union who had the know-how and equipment to make use of this invaluable tool.
S3E8The Boy Generals
Apr 23, 199560mThe remarkable tales of the very young men who rose to high rank in the war, including Galusha Pennypacker, Adelbert Ames, and Micah Jenkins.
S3E9Dan Sickles: The General Who Got Away With Murder
Apr 30, 199560mThe Union general who, before the war, became the first defendant in a murder trial to be acquitted on a plea of temporary insanity. Sickles killed a man he accused of having an affair with his wife.
S3E10First Ladies: North and South
May 7, 199560mMary Todd Lincoln and Varina Davis were two women from rival governments, but they led parallel lives, struggling against criticism, personal tragedies, and an agonizing war.
S3E11Yanks vs Rebs: The Foot Soldiers Life
May 14, 199560mHow the average soldier coped with life on and off the battlefield, including drinking and gambling, music, and even a new game called baseball.
S3E12Honor the Dead: Unsung Heroes of Gettysburg
May 21, 199560mEngaged in the bloodiest fighting of the Civil War, nearly 30,000 soldiers are killed in three days of fighting at Gettysburg. Many of these brave souls are forgotten as they fall.
S3E13Immigrants and the American Civil War
May 28, 199560mOne in five soldiers who fought in the war had been born in another country and would fight on both sides. But they were not always welcome.
S3E14Preserving the Past
Jun 4, 199560mA look at individual and organizational efforts to preserve our precious national monuments, including Gettysburg cemetery, at risk of being spoiled by encroachment of commercial interest.
S3E15Gettysburg: Victory at All Costs
Aug 30, 199795mThis is the total story--from Little Round Top to Devil's Den to Pickett's Charge to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and dedication of the national cemetery.