Smithsonian's Great Battles of the Civil War

• 1994
• •
• Ended

• Documentary
• War & Politics

This critically acclaimed television and video series from the National Museum of American History is a sweeping and compelling look at the war's military, political and social history. Each episode features dramatic reenactments of important campaigns; first-hand accounts of eyewitnesses and participants read by distinguished actors; period photographs, paintings and artifacts; intriguing expert challenges to traditional historical thinking; original contemporary illustrations; computer enhanced maps; and music of the time.

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Episode length

~9h

First aired

Jan 1, 1994

Original language

English