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The Civil War
1863: "Simply Murder"/"The Universe of Battle"
Season 1
Episode 3
Follow Lee, Jackson and Grant through battles and northern opposition to the Emancipation Proclamation. Watch the Battle of Gettysburg, the turning point of the war, unfold. See Vicksburg’s fall, New York draft riots, the first African-American troops, western battles at Chickamauga and Chattanooga — and Lincoln’s dedication of a new Union cemetery at Gettysburg.
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2:14:38
Richmond falls to Grant's army, Lee surrenders, Lincoln is assassinated, and the war ends.
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2:18:35
While causalities mount, Lincoln’s re-election chances dim.
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2:21:25
Lincoln’s war to preserve the Union transforms to a war to emancipate the slaves.
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1:40:58
Find out what caused the war, examining slavery and questions of union and states’ rights.