The Civil War on Television

A southern family is torn apart when brothers align with opposing sides as the country heads for war. The past is closer than you think.

The story of court-martialed Union soldier William Scott, who is slated for execution for sleeping on duty after he was sent for by Abraham Lincoln.

Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.

As Walnut Grove school begins to study the Civil War, Mary Ingalls unexpectedly learns firsthand information when she starts running errands for two mysterious newcomers who sided with the South. But Mr. Hobbs and Mr. Dankworth are hiding more than just their war affiliation and the whole town comes under siege when an overzealous posse rides in, prepared to capture them at any cost.

Three of the most popular and controversial Civil War stories by legendary writer Ambrose Bierce are presented in this acclaimed feature collection.

Union Army Col. Blackburn commands a squad of mercenary soldiers whose current mission is to get vital papers through Confederate lines. There's an air of mutiny as the mercenaries complain about the dangerous duty.

A 13-part television series that presents the history of the Civil War using authentic Mathew Brady photographs.

During the American Civil War, two brothers fighting on opposite sides of the conflict.

In the Civil War, Union soldiers hang a Confederate farmer for sabotage. The rope breaks and he falls into a river. He swims to safety and begins walking home. Disoriented, he's glad to see plantation staff who guide his befogged travel.

The story of the most notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp in the American Civil War.

A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.

APRIL 1865 examines the extraordinary series of events that changed the course of history in 30 brief days. In that one month, Petersburg fell, Richmond fell and burned, General Lee retreated to Appomattox, the Confederate States Armies surrendered one after another, President Lincoln was assassinated, and the famous actor John Wilkes Booth was hunted down. This docu-drama follows the events and how they affected the entire nation even to this day.

The career of Andrew Johnson, who, starting as a tailor, became the 17th President of the United States.

The team debates whether to prevent Abraham Lincoln's assassination when they learn that Flynn has been working with John Wilkes Booth.

Story of a black woman in the South who was born into slavery in the 1850s and lives to become a part of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

A man travels from a present-day Washington, D.C. social club to 1865, the night of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

Story about Harriet Beecher Stowe, the lady reputed to have kindled the flames of the Civil War by writing "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

Two young children in Virgina stumble upon a Confederate soldier in the woods and believe he is a ghost. Paul and Alva go investigate some "ghost lights" in that area and get more than they bargained for. Time is a relative term.

Tess becomes a teacher at a school in Washington D.C. with young children. One child turns in an essay about wanting to be a hit man when he grows up. Tess tells a story about Abraham Lincoln to the students, giving them insight into life.

Miniseries detailing the lives of two Civil War families.

Little known but true story about an Army doctor who tried to save Abraham Lincoln's life. Dr. Charles A. Leale was in the audience at Ford's Theater when John Wilkes Booth fired the fatal shot at President Lincoln. For 12 hours Leale and two other doctors worked desperately against death.

From Sumter to Appomattox, get the full story of the War Between the States.

America just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent.

A woman wanders into camp needing help. She is an actress who one of the men recognizes later. She worked as a Union spy during the war. Although most of the men hate her, one even more so as he was court-martialed due to her.

The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.