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Civil War Journal (1993) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Civil War Journal online in HD.

Civil War Journal — Storyline

Documentary series exploring the people, technology and battles behind the war between the states.

Cast & Crew

• Starring: Danny Glover, Brian C. Pohanka, William C. Davis, James I. Robertson Jr., Edwin C. Bearss

Civil War Journal — Series Details

Civil War Journal — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: John Brown's War (1993-09-01) — Civil War Journal covers the life and exploits of John Brown. With his revolutionary ideas and actions, he will be one of the catalysts that would lead to the civil war.
• E2: Stonewall Jackson (1993-09-08) — Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson leads troops at Fredericksburg, both battles at Bull Run, and Chancellorsville.
• E3: Destiny at Ft. Sumter (1993-09-15) — When President Abraham Lincoln tries to resupply Union soldiers at Fort Sumter in Charleston's harbor, the Confederate response leads to the opening of the Civil War.
• E4: McClellan's Way (1993-09-22) — The rise and fall of Union Gen. George McClellan, and how his repeated clashes with Abraham Lincoln doomed his leadership of the Union Army.
• E5: The 54th Massachusetts (1993-09-29) — America's first black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts, fights at Fort Wagner.
• E6: The Gray Ghost: John Singleton Mosby (1993-10-06) — Dangerous, discreet, and enterprising, Confederate scout and guerrilla raider John Singleton Mosby’s operations embarrassed generals and wreaked havoc through the end of the war.
• E7: Alexander Gardner: War Photographer (1993-10-13) — The story of the photographer whose pictures captured bloody battlefield scenes and who actually drew more notice in his time than the legendary Mathew Brady.
• E8: The Battle of 1st Bull Run (1993-10-20) — Fought in July 1861, the first major battle of the Civil War introduces both sides to the horrors of war.
• E9: Pickett's Charge (1993-10-27) — Pickett charges Union forces at Gettysburg.
• E10: Banners of Glory (1993-11-03) — An account of how the Union and Confederate flags were not only symbols of pride and nationhood, but also served other important functions during the Civil War.
• E11: West Point Classmates (1993-11-10) — Prior to the Civil War, many opposing leaders — including Gens. Grant an Lee — were West Point classmates.
• E12: The USS Monitor vs. the CSS Virginia (1993-11-17) — In March 1862, the North's USS Monitor and the South's CSS Virginia clashed in an inclusive battle. But the ironclads changed naval warfare forever.
• E13: Days of Darkness: Gettysburg Civilians (1993-11-24) — The battle at Gettysburg affects the townspeople.

Season 2

• E1: Robert E. Lee (1994-02-16) — The legend, the myth, and the reality behind the Confederate leader renowned as much for his exalted character and leadership qualities as his tactical brilliance on the battlefiel
• E2: Sherman and the March to the Sea (1994-02-23) — From the glow of burning Atlanta to the capture of Savannah, this documentary chronicles the scorched-earth policy of one of the Union's most effective–and feared–generals.
• E3: General Joshua L. Chamberlain (1994-03-02) — Find out how a quiet academic from Maine rose to fame on the battlefield, including his heroism at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
• E4: Lincoln & Gettysburg (1994-03-09) — Chronicling the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's celebrated address at the site on Nov. 19 of that year. Included: skirmishes at Little Round Top and Devil's
• E5: Battlefield Medicine (1994-03-16) — The Civil War soldier's deadliest foe–disease. Typhoid and dysentery claimed more lives than battlefield wounds, and poor diet, unsanitary conditions, and emotional strain took a
• E6: The Battle of Fredericksburg (1994-03-23) — How a bumbling military bureaucracy undermined Union General Ambrose Burnside's strategy, leaving his troops exposed to decimation by Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces.
• E7: Frederick Douglass (1994-03-30) — A profile of abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
• E8: Reporting the War (1994-04-06) — How did journalism shatter the romantic notion of war? Explore how the work of Alfred Waud, Winslow Homer, and other talented reporters, artists, and photographers brought tragedy
• E9: The Battle of Chattanooga (1994-04-13) — The Battle of Chattanooga (Nov. 23-25, 1863), in which Union troops led by Gens. U.S. Grant and George H. Thomas crushed the Confederates at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.
• E10: Women at War (1994-04-20) — In the midst of great hardship, women from both the North and South were inspired to join the war effort, taking on surprising new roles either in factories or on the frontline.
• E11: Nathan Bedford Forrest (1994-04-27) — The controversial Confederate Army hero who was called "the most remarkable man our Civil War produced on either side" by General Sherman, and who later became Grand Wizard of the
• E12: The Battles of Franklin & Nashville (1994-05-04) — The spectacular defeat of the Army of Tennessee in 1864 as Union soldiers held off charging brigades at Franklin, then destroyed Confederate forces as large numbers of civilian spe
• E13: Zouaves! (1994-05-11) — The saga of the most flamboyant troops of the Civil War, who modeled themselves after the fierce tribes of Algeria, and used brilliant tactics and dashing drills to fight on both s
• E14: Shadows of Lightning: J.E.B. Stuart & the CSA Cavalry (1994-05-18) — He was a hero to the South, a terror to the North and an idol to his men. This is the story of a man who led by example and brought honor and glory to his men in one victory after
• E15: Terrible Swift Sword: The Union Cavalry (1994-05-25) — Traces the history of the federal cavalry from its disastrous performance at the beginning of the war to its coming of age at Brandy Station, under leaders like Generals Buford and
• E16: The Secret War: Civil War Spies (1994-06-01) — During the Civil War, men and women from both the North and South worked as espionage agents, greatly influencing the course of history.
• E17: War Crimes: The Death Camps (1994-06-08) — Explore the prisoner camps in both North and South, where captured soldiers suffered from harsh, brutal conditions that often led to death.
• E18: The Traitor President: Jefferson Davis (1994-06-15) — The life and times of the former U.S. senator and one-time U.S. secretary of war who, as President of the Confederate States, was tasked with leading the South's war effort.
• E19: General James Longstreet: Lee’s Prodigal Son (1994-06-22) — Story of the masterful soldier and aide to Robert E. Lee, whose understanding of warfare foretold its style in the 20th century.
• E20: Garden of the Dead: Arlington Cemetery (1994-06-29) — Learn the story behind how Confederate General Robert E. Lee's home eventually became the official military cemetery of the United States.
• E21: The Battle of Charleston (1994-07-06) — Symbolically important because the first shots of the war were fired in the city, the North attacked for years but could not shake the will of the citizens or soldiers who fought o
• E22: The Battle and Siege of Vicksburg (1994-07-13) — The story of the horrific fight for the strategically vital Mississippi city. Under heavy bombardment, the streets flowed with blood as civilians fled to find shelters in the cliff
• E23: Caught in the Maelstrom: Civilians in the War (1994-07-20) — Explore the deadly toll the Civil War had on civilians, including how sharpshooters at Gettysburg accidentally killed Jenny Wade and a 73-year-old Gettysburg resident John Burns w
• E24: The Taking of New Orleans (1994-07-27) — The North laid siege to the port early in the war and the city fell in 1862 but fighting continued for three more years.
• E25: The Superb General Hancock (1994-08-03) — Profile of Union General Winfield Scott Hancock, whose extraordinary career included the Mexican War, western expansion, the Civil War, and the period of Reconstruction.
• E26: Iron Jaws: Killing Power of Civil War Artillery (1994-08-10) — The war's powerful weapons and their deadly toll. Rifled cannons made their first appearance in the Civil War, while ranks of charging infantry were chewed to pieves by the artille

Season 3

• E1: Mr. Lincoln’s Butcher: General Ulysses S. Grant (1995-03-05) — Lincoln picks Ulysses S. Grant, a general who believes in winning at any cost, to command the Union Army.
• E2: Freedom’s Road: Slavery and the Opposition (1995-03-12) — In Philadelphia in 1776, a bargain was struck to allow slavery in the new United States—a deal that would lead to disaster, and help spark the Civil War between North and South alm
• E3: Divided Houses: Families Split by War (1995-03-19) — Families are divided and bonds broken forever as people are forced to chose between the Union and the newly created Confederate states.
• E4: Picture Perfect: The Pomp & Vision of Matthew Brady (1995-03-26) — Explore how photographer Mathew Brady's work brought the horrors of war to American's doorsteps for the first time.
• E5: Bloodiest Day: Antietam (1995-04-02) — Fought on September 17, 1862, the Battle of Antietam produced over 23,000 Union and Confederate casualties, making it the bloodiest single day in American history.
• E6: Born Killers: The Iron Brigade (1995-04-09) — The story of one of the Union's most famous units. Mustered in the Midwest, they served with enormous distinction while suffering heavy losses.
• E7: Trains at War (1995-04-16) — Trains…both sides needed them, but it was the Union who had the know-how and equipment to make use of this invaluable tool.
• E8: The Boy Generals (1995-04-23) — The remarkable tales of the very young men who rose to high rank in the war, including Galusha Pennypacker, Adelbert Ames, and Micah Jenkins.
• E9: Dan Sickles: The General Who Got Away With Murder (1995-04-30) — The Union general who, before the war, became the first defendant in a murder trial to be acquitted on a plea of temporary insanity. Sickles killed a man he accused of having an af
• E10: First Ladies: North and South (1995-05-07) — Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Davis were two women from rival governments, but they led parallel lives, struggling against criticism, personal tragedies, and an agonizing war.
• E11: Yanks vs Rebs: The Foot Soldiers Life (1995-05-14) — How the average soldier coped with life on and off the battlefield, including drinking and gambling, music, and even a new game called baseball.
• E12: Honor the Dead: Unsung Heroes of Gettysburg (1995-05-21) — Engaged in the bloodiest fighting of the Civil War, nearly 30,000 soldiers are killed in three days of fighting at Gettysburg. Many of these brave souls are forgotten as they fall.
• E13: Immigrants and the American Civil War (1995-05-28) — One in five soldiers who fought in the war had been born in another country and would fight on both sides. But they were not always welcome.
• E14: Preserving the Past (1995-06-04) — A look at individual and organizational efforts to preserve our precious national monuments, including Gettysburg cemetery, at risk of being spoiled by encroachment of commercial i
• E15: Gettysburg: Victory at All Costs (1997-08-30) — This is the total story–from Little Round Top to Devil's Den to Pickett's Charge to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and dedication of the national cemetery.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Civil War Journal have? 3 season(s) with 54 episodes.

Where can I watch Civil War Journal? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.