The Civil War
Streaming video - 1990
What caused the war? Beginning with an examination of slavery, this episode looks at the causes of the war and the burning questions of union and states' rights. John Brown leads a rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Abraham Lincoln is elected president, Fort Sumter is fired upon and both sides rush to arms. Introducing the series' major figures - Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant - the episode concludes with the disastrous Union defeat at Manassas, where both sides realize it is to be a very long war.
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[United States] :
PBS
1990.
- Language
- English
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- Online Access
- Instantly available on hoopla.
Cover image - Physical Description
- 1 online resource (9 video files (approximately 570 min.)) : sd., col
- Format
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Audience
- Rated TVPG.
- Access
- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).
- Episode 1 The Cause – 1861 Episode 2 A Very Bloody Affair – 1862 Episode 3 Forever Free – 1862 Episode 4 Simply Murder – 1863 Episode 5 The Universe Of Battle – 1863 Episode 6 Valley Of The Shadow Of Death – 1864 Episode 7 Most Hallowed Ground – 1864 Episode 8 War Is All Hell – 1865 Episode 9 The Better Angels Of Our Nature – 1865.
