War, Terrible War takes us into the Civil War, from the battle of Manassas to the battle of Gettysburg and on to the South's surrender at Appomattox Court House. Follow soldiers in blue and gray as they endure long marches, freezing winter camps, and awful battles fought on American soil. Abolitionists, slave owners, and ordinary Americans listen to the debates over slavery and states rights. Meet Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, John Brown, Harriet Tubman, Jefferson Davis, soldiers on both sides, slave owners, abolitionists, average citizens, and others. This is the story of a people affected by the horrors of a war where brother sometimes fought brother.

Series:
The First Americans (Prehistory-1600)
Making Thirteen Colonies (1600-1740)
From Colonies to Country (1735-1791)
The New Nation (1789-1850)
Liberty for All? (1820-1860)
War, Terrible War (1855-1865)
Reconstructing America (1865-1890)
An Age of Extremes (1880-1917)
War, Peace, and All That Jazz (1918-1945)
All the People: Updated Version (Since 1945)