The Civil War
TVPG
Miniseries
Documentary
History
War
Archival photographs, paintings and newspaper images offer a glimpse into the American Civil War.
Cast & Crew
David McCullough Narrator
Sam Waterston Abraham Lincoln
Julie Harris Mary Chestnut
Jason Robards Ulysses S. Grant
Morgan Freeman Frederick Douglass
Paul Roebling Joshua L. Chamberlain
Garrison Keillor Walt Whitman
George Black Robert E. Lee
Arthur Miller William Tecumseh Sherman
Horton Foote Jefferson Davis
George Plimpton George Templeton Strong
Ken Burns Producer
Ric Burns Producer
Ric Burns Writer
Geoffrey C. Ward Writer
Ken Burns Director
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