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The Civil War
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
1990 8.0/10 community score 1 season · 9 episodes Ended
- Documentary
- War & Politics
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- First aired
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 9
- Status
- Ended
Latest aired episode
S1 E9
The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865
Aired 1h 10m
This extraordinary final episode of The Civil War begins in the bittersweet aftermath of Lee's surrender and then goes on to narrate the horrendous events of five days later when, on April 14, Lincoln is assassinated. After chronicling Lincoln's poignant funeral, the series recounts the final days of the war, the capture of John Wilkes Booth and the fates of the Civil War's major protagonists. The episode then considers the consequences and meaning of a war that transformed the country from a collection of states to the nation we are today.
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Season 1
9 episodes
First episode aired
Specials
15 episodes
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