The Civil War

6:25 AM to 7:40 AM
Wednesday 8 May
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A Very Bloody Affair

Season 1 Episode 2 of 9

How the American Civil War became a crusade to end slavery. The year 1862 saw political fighting threaten President Lincoln's administration and Union general George McClellan's ill-fated campaign on the Virginia Peninsula, where his huge army met a smaller but more resourceful Confederate force. Eventually, rumours began to circulate that Europe was prepared to recognise the Confederacy

The Civil War airs on PBS America at 6:25 AM, Wednesday 8 May. (Subtitles.)
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