The Civil War

7.9/1019901h 16mEnded1 Season · 9 Episodes

DocumentaryWar & Politics

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Released: Sep 23, 1990

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9 episodes

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David McCullough

Narrator

Sam Waterston

Abraham Lincoln

Julie Harris

Mary Chestnut

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