

A nine-part series that explores the most important conflict in our nation's history.
Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war on each other and killed each other in great numbers if only to become the kind of country that could no longer conceive of how that was possible. What began as a bitter dispute over Union and States' Rights, ended as a struggle over the meaning of freedom in America.
Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war on each other and killed each other in great numbers if only to become the kind of country that could no longer conceive of how that was possible. What began as a bitter dispute over Union and States' Rights, ended as a struggle over the meaning of freedom in America.
Learn how The Civil War series has been completely restored to Ultra HD – 4K resolution.
Restoring The Civil War
Making The Civil War: 25 Years Later
Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War.
Making The Civil War: 25 Years Later
Lincoln spoke only 269 words during his address and gave history a speech for the ages.
The Gettysburg Address