The Civil War

http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/

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The Civil War

First Air Date: September 23, 1990

First Aired on	:	1990
Status	:	Ended
Created By	:
Networks	:	PBS
Genres	:	Documentary,War & Politics
Seasons/Episodes	:	9 episodes in 1 Seasons

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

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Trailer: The Civil War | A Film By Ken Burns | PBS America

Seasons

Season 1 (1990)

9 episodes

Specials (1)

15 episodes

Main Actors

David McCullough

Character : Narrator

Sam Waterston

Character : Abraham Lincoln

Julie Harris

Character : Mary Chestnut

Jason Robards

Character : Ulysses S. Grant

Morgan Freeman

Character : Frederick Douglass

Paul Roebling

Character : Joshua Chamberlain

Garrison Keillor

Character : Walt Whitman

George Black

Character : Robert E. Lee

Arthur Miller

Character : William Tecumseh Sherman

Christopher Murney

Character : Elisha Hunt Rhodes

Charles McDowell

Character : Samuel R. Watkins

Horton Foote

Character : Jefferson Davis

George Plimpton

Character : George Templeton Strong

Philip Bosco

Character : Horace Greeley

Terry Courier

Character : George B. McClellan

Jody Powell

Character : Stonewall Jackson / Various

Studs Terkel

Character : Benjamin Butler / Various