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Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
An outnumbered force of Confederate soldiers under the command of General Joseph E. Johnston was charged with slowing the Union forces from reaching General Ulysses S. Grant’s troops in Virginia. The armies met near Bentonville, North Carolina. After four days of fighting, the Confederate soldiers were forced to surrender in what one of the last battles of the Civil War.
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Beginning with a searing indictment of slavery, this program dramatically evokes the causes of the war. Here are the burning questions of union and states' rights, John Brown at Harper's Ferry, the election of Abraham Lincoln, the firing on Fort Sumter, and the jubilant rush to arms on both sides. Along the way the war's major figures are introduced: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and a host of lesser-known but...
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Pub. Date
[2014], c2013
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Emmy-nominated actress Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey), "Civil War: the Untold Story" provides new insights into the causes of the Civil War, life on the home front, the politics of war, the issue of slavery, and the relatively unheralded role African Americans played in the conflict. Filmed at the actual battle sites, the five-part series uses re-enactors to recreate the epic battles of Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge...
5) Civil War
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English
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Packed with stunning photography, Eyewitness American Civil War explores the war that turned the nation against itself. Become an eyewitness to one of the most important times in US history, in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of the American Civil War. Children will be mesmerized by the key events of the conflict, from brutal battles to legendary commanders. This unique, beautifully illustrated guide reveals the...
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Pub. Date
[2009], c1987
Language
English
Description
As the strain of total war increased on both sides, the Union and Confederacy each bitterly fought on in an effort to break the other's will. Topics in this program range from draft riots in the North and the Union's recruitment of African-Americans, to the hardships imposed on the South by the ongoing coastal blockade and Sherman's March to the Sea, to the wartime leadership of Lincoln and Davis, to the battles that shaped the beginning of the end...
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English
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Their names were linked to the two most powerful men during the Civil War. Their lives were both controversial and often times misunderstood, yet never before in American history were there two first ladies. This is the story of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the President of the United States, and Varina Davis, wife of the President of the Confederate States of America. Although they were two women from rival governments, they led parallel lives, struggling...
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English
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Ulysses S. Grant took command of the entire Union army in March of 1864. He told his commander George Meade, "Lee's army will be your objective. Wherever Lee goes, there will you go also?" Soon enough General Lee found out what he was up against, a Union general who did not retreat. Grant kept pushing toward Richmond and in June the two armies met near the Confederate capital. This program includes reenactments of what happened at one of the bloodiest...
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Pub. Date
[2011], c2006
Language
English
Description
The American Civil War began and ended in the South. Its fertile fields provided the backdrop for many of the wars epic battles. Alongside the legions of Southern patriots and their Union opponents was a unique band of men committed to documenting the conflict in Dixie. Despite being hobbled by lack of supplies, the threat of enemy fire and campaigns spanning hundreds of miles, these men labored in virtual obscurity to chronicle the war. This is the...
11) Amendments 11-27
Pub. Date
[2007], c1998
Language
English
Description
The U.S. Constitution is the world's oldest written charter of government in continuous effect. Much of the success of this document can be attributed to the way the Constitution has changed to meet the needs of the American people. The framers of the Constitution wisely anticipated the need to make changes to the Constitution as the world itself changed. Between 1787, when the Constitution was written, and the present time, thousands of proposed...
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English
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The History Channel's acclaimed series, Civil War Journal, takes viewers beyond the battles and into the personal stories of the War Between the States. Drawing on diaries, photographs and dramatic re-enactments, the intimate side of the epic conflict is exposed. This episode looks at prisons where life for POWs was more horrible than battle. Although precise figures may never be known, an estimated 56,000 men perished in Civil War prisons, a casualty...
14) The Civil War
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"From the birth of the Republican Party to the Confederacy's first convention, the Underground Railroad to the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War reveals the amazing and often little known stories behind the battle lines of America's bloodiest war and debunks the myths that surround its greatest figures, including Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln,...
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
This book allows the reader to experience the Civil War as the struggle unfolded. Denney augments his daily entries with generous doses of eyewitness testimony. Here are the words of the soldiers, sailors, and civilians of the North and South, woven together in a narrative.--[from Foreword]
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Relive the historic battles of the Civil War in this comprehensive overview of all the key battle sites. Written by expert Civil War scholar Richard Sauers, Civil War Battlegrounds is fully illustrated with period and modern photography and artwork, bringing the pivotal battles to life for historians and tourists alike. From Fort Sumter to Gettysburg to Appomattox and points between, Sauers illuminates the path of the war, providing stories of the...
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Series
Land of the Lone Star volume 1
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A feisty young woman fights to protect her family's Texas ranch against mounting threats.
20) Pink and Say
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Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Based on a true story about the author's great-great-grandfather.
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