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Ken Burns discusses interviewing Shelby Foote during The Civil War.
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Educator Eden McCauslin explains how she uses The Civil War series with her students.
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Ken Burns explains how he first discovered the letter by Ballou and realized its impact.
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Preview The Civil War, which was restored and remastered in high-definition in 2015.
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Ken Burns shares the moment he and his team captured Lincoln’s death in the film.
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62,000 Union troops. 425 miles. Discover how Sherman's March to the Sea brought the war to Georgia.
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At Fort Sumter, a Confederate general fired on his old West Point teacher. The Civil War began.
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Lincoln won in 1860 with 40% of the vote. To much of the South, it signaled ruin, and secession.
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Paid less and doubted by many, Black Union troops proved themselves at Fort Wagner and beyond.
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Even Lincoln expected to lose in 1864. Explore the election that became a referendum on the war.
