Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war on each other and killed each other in great numbers - if only to become the kind of country that could no longer conceive of how that was possible. What began as a bitter dispute over Union and States' Rights, ended as a struggle over the meaning of freedom in America.
Show Info
Default Runtime: 140 minutes
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Genres:
WarHistory
Episodes ordered: 9 episodes
Created by:
Ken Burns
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865)
Episode 1x09; Sep 27, 1990
This extraordinary final episode of The Civil War begins in the bittersweet aftermath of Lee's surrender and then goes on to narrate the horrendous events of five days later when, on April 14, Lincoln is assassinated. After chronicling Lincoln's poig…
Previous Episodes
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 1x09: The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) | Sep 27, 1990 | |
| 1x08: War Is All Hell (1865) | Sep 27, 1990 | |
| 1x07: Most Hallowed Ground (1864) | Sep 26, 1990 |
Cast
David McCullough
voices Narrator
Extra Details
Also known as:
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Az amerikai polgárháború története (
Hungary)