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Original Airdate07/31/2017
Recounts the many battles fought during the Civil War.
The Civil War: Brothers Divided
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Season 1
6. Battle of Petersburg
Air Date 08/14/2017
April 1865: Union progress has ground to a halt at the seemingly impregnable ring of trenches built around Petersburg, Virginia. After eight attempts to storm Petersburg failed, two officers from Vermont lead a daring raid.
5. Battle of Nashville
Air Date 08/14/2017
December 1864: In a futile attempt to regain the upper hand in the Civil War, Confederate forces try to retake the city of Nashville and sever Union supply lines.
4. Battle of Gettysburg
Air Date 08/07/2017
July 1863: An elite band of Yankee Sharpshooters defeats Robert E. Lee's troops.
3. Battle of Fredericksburg
Air Date 08/07/2017
Dec. 1862: Following the strategic Union win at Antietam, Federal forces clash with a massive Rebel army in the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in what will become the largest fight of the Civil War.
2. Battle of Antietam
Air Date 07/31/2017
September 1862. Following a string of victories in Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee brings his army north.
1. Battle of Bull Run
Air Date 07/31/2017
July 1861. In what will be the first real battle of the Civil War, untested and poorly trained Rebel and Confederate troops clash on the banks of the Bull Run River.