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        The Civil War
            "A Very Bloody Affair: 1862"/"Forever Free: 1862" | Preview
Preview 1862: "A Very Bloody Affair" and "Forever Free," episodes two and three of Ken Burns' The Civil War.
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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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          2:34:49
        
      
    
  
  
                    
                
            Follow the Battle of Gettysburg, draft riots, and the first African-American troops.
        
        
     
    
                            
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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.
        
        
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    