1. Sins of the Fathers

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. 24 July 2012. 52 min

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.

2. A Deep, Steady Thunder

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. 31 July 2012. 49 min

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

3. Days of Infamy

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. 7 August 2012. 48 min

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

4. The Turning Points

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. 14 August 2012. 48 min

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.

5. Not War, but Murder

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. 21 August 2012. 49 min

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

6. The Killing Fields

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. 28 August 2012. 54 min

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

7. New Birth of Freedom

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. 4 September 2012. 52 min

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.