The American Civil War

Product Description Experience for yourself the historical and personal impact of the Civil War in a way that only HISTORY can present in this moving megasetTM, filled with over 25 hours of American Civil War content. A multifaceted look at The War Between the States, this definitive collection brings the most legendary Civil War battles, and the soldiers and leaders who fought them, vividly to life. From Gettysburg and Antietam to Shiloh, and led by the likes of Sherman, McClellan, Grant, Beauregard, Lee, Davis, and Jackson, delve into the full military and political contexts of these men, their armies, and the clashes between them. Almost 150 years after Lee s surrender at Appomattox Court House, the unexpected secrets and little-known stories from Civil War history are divulged with fascinating detail. Cutting-edge CGI and accurate dramatizations illustrate archival letters and original diary entries, and the country s most renowned historians describe the less familiar incidents that add perspective and depth to the war that divided a nation. THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR contains the following programs: THE MOST DARING MISSION OF THE CIVIL WAR APRIL 1865 BATTLEFIELD DETECTIVES: THE CIVIL WAR (3 episodes): ANTIETAM, GETTYSBURG, SHILOH SECRET MISSIONS OF THE CIVIL WAR THE LOST BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR TALES OF THE GUN: GUNS OF THE CIVIL WAR EIGHTY ACRES OF HELL LINCOLN INVESTIGATING HISTORY: LINCOLN: MAN OR MYTH MAN, MOMENT, MACHINE: LINCOLN & THE FLYING, SPYING MACHINE CONSPIRACY?: LINCOLN ASSASSINATION HIGH TECH LINCOLN SHERMAN S MARCH THE HUNT FOR JOHN WILKES BOOTH CIVIL WAR COMBAT (4 episodes): THE HORNETS NEST AT SHILOH, THE BLOODY LANE AT ANTIETAM, THE WHEATFIELD AT GETTYSBURG, THE TRAGEDY AT COLD HARBOR CIVIL WAR JOURNAL (8 episodes): JOHN BROWN'S WAR, DESTINY AT FORT SUMTER, THE BATTLE OF 1st BULL RUN, THE 54TH MASSACHUSETTS, WEST POINT CLASSMATES CIVIL WAR ENEMIES, ROBERT E. LEE, STONEWALL JACKSON, SHERMAN AND THE MARCH TO THE SEA Special Features Full-Length Documentary Save Our History: Sherman s Total War Tactics Behind the Scenes Featurettes for Sherman s March and Lincoln