Season 1

1. Sins of the Fathers

The Road to Civil War, battles over Slavery turn violent in Kansas and Harper's Ferry; the election of Lincoln, Secession, Fort Sumter and the First Battle of Manassas.

2012-07-24 • 52 min

2. A Deep, Steady Thunder

The first battles of the war end poorly for the North; the rise of General Lee, and the 1862 invasion of Maryland.

2012-07-31 • 49 min

3. Days of Infamy

The Battle of Antietam; Northern troops fail at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville; Lee marches toward Gettysburg.

2012-08-07 • 48 min

4. The Turning Points

The Battle of Brandy Station sees a massive cavalry battle, with the epic struggle at Gettysburg following soon after, along with the fall of Vicksburg.

2012-08-14 • 48 min

5. Not War, but Murder

Grant takes command and begins attacking Lee in Virginia; battles take place at Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Cold Harbor, The Wilderness and Petersburg.

2012-08-21 • 49 min

6. The Killing Fields

Battles for Petersburg - The Crater. The futile fights of Franklin and Nashville in Tennessee. The Battle of Five Forks shatters Lee’s Army.

2012-08-28 • 54 min

7. New Birth of Freedom

April 2, 1865 and the fall of Petersburg and Richmond; Lee surrenders to Grant and Sherman takes the surrender of the western Confederate Army; Lincoln's assassination and the second war over reconstruction and the citizenship of former slaves.

2012-09-04 • 52 min