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The Ultimate Civil War Series
Series — 1 seasonComplete Series — 1 Season

The Ultimate Civil War Series(2012)

  • Documentary

Last verified: 03/05/2026

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Synopsis

This soon-to-be classic documentary mini-series traces the causes, courses as well as the major events and personalities of the American Civil War. Between 1861 and 1865, this epic American story of struggle and survival was written in blood, and in this series is told mostly from first-hand accounts and in the spoken words of the participants themselves, through their diaries, letters, and memoirs. The series concludes with Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House and the surrender of the western Confederate Army to Sherman in North Carolina in the spring of 1865. It then explores the legacy of slavery and the consequences and meaning of a war that transformed the country forever.

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Director

Kevin R. Hershberger

Cast

  • Steve Alexander
  • Randy Allen
  • Coby Batty

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  • Audio DescriptionUnknown
  • Sign LanguageUnknown