


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.
Find out what caused the war, examining slavery and questions of union and states’ rights.
1861: "The Cause"
Learn how The Civil War series has been completely restored to Ultra HD – 4K resolution.
Restoring The Civil War
July 3, 1863: The third day of Gettysburg marked a change in the tide of the war.
Gettysburg