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The Civil War

TV-14
1990–1990·Ended·1 Seasons·9 Episodes·77 min·PBS
Studio: American Documentary Films Inc., Florentine Films, Kenneth Lauren Burns, Time-Life Video, WETA
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English · USA
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DocumentaryWar & Politics

Overview

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Cast

David McCullough
David McCullough
Narrator
Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston
Abraham Lincoln
Julie Harris
Julie Harris
Mary Chestnut
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
Ulysses S. Grant
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
Frederick Douglass
Paul Roebling
Paul Roebling
Joshua Chamberlain
Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor
Walt Whitman
George Black
George Black
Robert E. Lee
Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
William Tecumseh Sherman
Christopher Murney
Christopher Murney
Elisha Hunt Rhodes
Charles McDowell
Charles McDowell
Samuel R. Watkins
Horton Foote
Horton Foote
Jefferson Davis
George Plimpton
George Plimpton
George Templeton Strong
Philip Bosco
Philip Bosco
Horace Greeley
Terry Courier
Terry Courier
George B. McClellan
Jody Powell
Jody Powell
Stonewall Jackson / Various
Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel
Benjamin Butler / Various
Hoyt Axton
Hoyt Axton
Various
John Hartford
John Hartford
Various
Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst
Various

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Keywords

civil warslaveryminiseriesamerican civil war19th centuryamerican historical foundationhistorical documentaryhistorical events

Seasons

Specials15 episodes
1
Reconstruction: The Making of The Civil War
76m0.0es250300
2
Ken Burns - Making History
76m0.0es250301
3
A Conversation with Ken Burns
76m0.0es250302
4
An Interview with Ken Burns
76m0.0es250303
5
An Interview with Shelby Foote
11m0.0es250304
6
An Interview with George Will
76m0.0es250305
7
An Interview with Stanley Crouch
76m0.0es250306
8
An Interview with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
10m0.0es250307
9
Making 'The Civil War' 25 Years Later
2015-09-07
29m5.0es250308
10
Remembering 'The Civil War'
15m0.0es250309
11
'The Civil War' in the Classroom
5m0.0es250310
12
Restoring 'The Civil War'
14m0.0es250311
13
Shelby Foote Full Interview #1 April 17, 1986
1986-04-17
70m5.0es250312
14
Shelby Foote Full Interview #2 March 28, 1987
1987-03-28
110m5.0es250313
15
Shelby Foote Full Interview #3 May 2, 1987
1987-05-02
15m5.0es250314
Miniseries9 episodes
1990
1
The Cause: 1861
1990-09-23
100m6.2es250315
2
A Very Bloody Affair: 1862
1990-09-24
69m5.9es250316
3
Forever Free: 1862
1990-09-24
77m6.5es250317
4
Simply Murder: 1863
1990-09-25
63m6.5es250318
5
The Universe of Battle: 1863
1990-09-25
97m6.5es250319
6
Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864
1990-09-26
71m6.5es250320
7
Most Hallowed Ground: 1864
1990-09-26
73m6.5es250321
8
War Is All Hell: 1865
1990-09-27
70m6.7es250322
9
The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865
1990-09-27
70m6.5es250323
Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/3/2026