The Civil War

The Civil War

1 season · 1990 · Ended

★★★★★4.0
DocumentaryWar & Politics

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Episodes

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The Cause: 1861
S01 · E01 The Cause: 1861September 23, 1990
A Very Bloody Affair: 1862
S01 · E02 A Very Bloody Affair: 1862September 24, 1990
Forever Free: 1862
S01 · E03 Forever Free: 1862September 24, 1990
Simply Murder: 1863
S01 · E04 Simply Murder: 1863September 25, 1990
The Universe of Battle: 1863
S01 · E05 The Universe of Battle: 1863September 25, 1990
Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864
S01 · E06 Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864September 26, 1990
Most Hallowed Ground: 1864
S01 · E07 Most Hallowed Ground: 1864September 26, 1990
War Is All Hell: 1865
S01 · E08 War Is All Hell: 1865September 27, 1990
The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865
S01 · E09 The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865September 27, 1990

Cast

David McCullough
David McCulloughNarrator (voice)
Sam Waterston
Sam WaterstonAbraham Lincoln (voice)
Julie Harris
Julie HarrisMary Chestnut (voice)
Jason Robards
Jason RobardsUlysses S. Grant (voice)
Morgan Freeman
Morgan FreemanFrederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
Paul Roebling
Paul RoeblingJoshua Chamberlain (voice)
Garrison Keillor
Garrison KeillorWalt Whitman (voice)
George BlackRobert E. Lee (voice)
Arthur Miller
Arthur MillerWilliam Tecumseh Sherman (voice)
Christopher Murney
Christopher MurneyElisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)
Charles McDowellSamuel R. Watkins (voice)
Horton Foote
Horton FooteJefferson Davis (voice)
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