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The Battle Of Franklin

Aired on Sep 11, 200343m

Confederate forces under John Bell Hood launch a series of failed assaults on Franklin, Tennessee, leading to one of the worst Confederate loses of the war.

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The Crater At Petersburg

Aired on Sep 11, 200343m

As Lee and Grant face off outside Petersburg, the Union Army lauches an audacious—and doomed—plan to dig a crater beneath Confederate forces.

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The Battle Of Chickamauga

Aired on Sep 11, 200343m

The Union Army wages a bloody campaign at Chickamauga on their path to capture the key railroad hub of Chattanooga.

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Culp's Hill at Gettysburg

Aired on Sep 11, 200343m

In one of the most crucial engagements of the Civil War, Confederates struggle to gain control of Culp's Hill, a critical Union position that if lost could turn the tide of the war itself.

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Little Round Top At Gettysburg

Aired on Jul 05, 200243m

Gettysburg climaxes on a rocky hillside known as Little Round Top. Heroes born of the bloody battle include Strong Vincent, Patrick O'Roarke, Gouverneur K. Warren, and Joshua Chamberlain.

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The Battle of Chancellorsville

Aired on Jul 04, 200243m

In May 1863, in the wilderness of Virginia, the Union Army launched a massive assault on the Confederates. But what seemed a certain Union victory was upended by a surprise attack led by General "Stonewall" Jackson.

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Battle of Fredericksburg

Aired on Jul 03, 200242m

On December 13, 1862, Union General Ambrose Burnside mounted a massive but futile frontal assault on Confederate troops outside of Fredericksburg, Virginia that became one of the Union Army's worst defeats.

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The Battle Of First Manassas

Aired on Jul 02, 200243m

In 1861, the first major battle of the Civil War was fought. 35,000 Northerners marched to Manassas, Virginia to challenge 20,000 Southerners. By the next day, 5,000 men were dead and Confederate General Stonewall Jackson earned his legendary nickname.

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The Tragedy At Cold Harbor

Aired on Feb 25, 200044m

In 1864, General Grant doggedly pursued Lee's forces. On June 3, the two sides met at Cold Harbor, a crossroads near Richmond, where Grant hurled his men against entrenched breastworks, losing 7,000 in 20 minutes.

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The Wheatfield at Gettysburg

Aired on Feb 24, 200044m

When the Confederate Army engaged the Union Army at Gettysburg in July 1863, an area of little value known as "the Wheatfield" suddenly became the focus of intense conflict.

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The Bloody Lane At Antietam

Aired on Feb 23, 200044m

In 1862, Robert E. Lee invaded the North for the first time and met the Union army near the banks of Maryland's Antietam Creek. Along a narrow country road called "Bloody Lane," visit the scene of the bloodiest day in U.S. military history.

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The Hornet's Nest At Shiloh

Aired on Feb 22, 200044m

On April 6, 1862, Confederate forces under General Albert Johnston caught Union forces by surprise near Shiloh Church. The battle culminated in an area along an abandoned wagon road later dubbed "The Hornet's Nest" due to the ferocity of the fighting.