Civil War Videos

Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided. 6 hours in 3 parts. PBS American Experience, 2001. Produced by David Grubin.
American Civil War. 70 minutes. The History Channel. "This official commemorative video from the Civil War Trust uses period photographs, factual re-enactments and first person accounts bring the epic contest to life. "
Battle of Glorieta Pass: Gettysburg of the West. 28 minutes, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1989. "The brutal Battle of Glorieta Pass on March 28, 1862, concluded when Union men slipped into the Rebel rear and burned the enemy wagon trains. With no more supplies, without food or ammunition, the Confederates abandoned their New Mexico camp: a bitter defeat made even more bitter by history's failure to accord these soldiers their full measure of glory. This program uses contemporary journals and letters and battlefield reenactments to focus on the Western strategy in the Civil War and explain one of the most intriguing scenarios in American history. "
Black Communities after the Civil War. 17 minutes, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1997. "In this program, historians trace the westward migration of former slaves to Oklahoma after the Civil War, where they built many thriving towns‹and their subsequent exodus to Tulsa. The primary focus is on the towns of Clearview and Boley, where blacks operated thriving cotton-growing operations until 1907, when the most restrictive Jim Crow laws in American history were passed. As Ku Klux Klan activity intensified and the economy bottomed out in the 1920s, many blacks‹once successful farmers and business owners‹headed for Tulsa, where ghettos quickly sprang up. "
Cherokee General: Brigadier General Stand Watie, the Cherokee Nation, and the Civil War. 30 minutes. 1990. Directed by Brendan W. Tully.
Civil War Combat: America's Bloodiest Battles. 4 parts of 60 minutes each, on 4 VHS tapes. 1990. The History Channel. "With beautifully shot footage of reenactors, Civil War Combat illustrates aspects of four particular Civil War battles that are rightfully considered legendary. Filmed on location, the reenactors depict the violent mayhem of the hornet's nest at Shiloh, the valiant charge on the sunken road at Antietam, the carnage in the wheat field at Gettysburg, and the brutal fighting at Cold Harbor. Produced by the History Channel, the episodes all benefit from insightful appearances by historians as well as rangers from the National Park Service."
Civil War Draft Riots, The. 50 minutes. The History Channel. "The most-publicized draft protests in U.S. history were during the Vietnam War, but the worst by far were 100 years earlier. "
Civil War Journal. 26 episodes of 30 minutes each, in 2 VHS volumes. The History Channel. 2000.
Civil War Minutes. 4 parts of 45 minutes each, in 4 VHS tapes. The History Channel. 1994. Directed by Mark Bussler.
Frederick Douglass, An American Life. 30 minutes, National Park Service, 1980.
Frederick Douglass. 3 episodes of 60 minutes each. PBS, 1994
Ghost Ship of the Confederacy. 50 minutes. The History Channel. "Discover why the Alabama was the most feared ship in the Confederate Navy, and learn of the epic Civil War battle off the coast of France!"
History's Mysteries: Raise The Hunley. 50 minutes. The History Channel."Hear from divers and archeologists who helped salvage the first submarine to ever sink an enemy ship in combat. The sinking of the USS Housatonic by the HL Hunley served as a symbolic victory for the besieged Confederate forces."
Images of the Civil War. 50 minutes. The History Channel. "Pulitzer Prize winner James McPherson narrates this unique look at the Civil War featuring the celebrated historical artwork of painter and illustrator Mort Kurstler."
Iron Road, The. 50 minutes, PBS American Experience, 1990. Produced by Neil Goodwin. "The story of the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Built during the Reconstruction years following the Civil War, it came to symbolize a healing of wounds between the North and South. "
John Brown's Holy War, 60 minutes, PBS American Experience, 2000. Produced by Robert Kenner. PBS Web Site.
Making of a President, The - Lincoln. 51 minutes, PBS, 1992. Produced by Peter W. Kunhardt.
Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry, The. 60 minutes, PBS, 1991. Produced by Jacqueline Shearer.
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony. 210 minutes, PBS, 1999. Produced by Ken Burns and Paul Barnes.
On Board the Morgan: America's Last Wooden Whaler, 23 minutes, Mystic Seaport Film-Video Services, 1992. The history of America's only surviving whale ship.
Raise The Monitor. 100 minutes. The History Channel. "Follow the piece by piece reclamation of one of the most famous warships in history. "
Sex in the Civil War. 30 minutes. The History Channel. "From battlefield to brothel, this is an eye-opening look at a subject that has been largely bypassed."
The Civil War. 9 episodes 60 to 90 minutes each, PBS, 1989. Produced by Ken Burns. Film notes.
Walt Whitman and the Civil War. 55 minutes. Directed by Ed Dubrowsky.

revised 1/24/02 by Schoenherr