A nine-part series that explores the most important conflict in our nation's history.
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.
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.
![1865: "War Is All Hell"/"The Better Angels of Our Nature"]()
1865: "War Is All Hell"/"The Better Angels of Our Nature"
Richmond falls to Grant's army, Lee surrenders, Lincoln is assassinated, and the war ends.
1865: "War Is All Hell"/"The Better Angels of Our Nature"
![1864: "Valley of the Shadow of Death"/"Most Hallowed Ground"]()
1864: "Valley of the Shadow of Death"/"Most Hallowed Ground"
While causalities mount, Lincoln’s re-election chances dim.
1864: "Valley of the Shadow of Death"/"Most Hallowed Ground"
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In the classroom with The Civil War
Educator Eden McCauslin explains how she uses The Civil War series with her students.
In the classroom with The Civil War
