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The Civil War

The Civil War

Documentary
War & Politics
September 23, 1990 – September 27, 1990 (began 36 years ago)
1h 16m / episode
7.9/10
Ended
1 Season
9 Episodes
PBS
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A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

David McCullough
David McCullough

David McCullough

Narrator (voice)

Ages 57

9 eps
Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Ages 49

9 eps
Julie Harris
Julie Harris

Julie Harris

Mary Chestnut (voice)

Ages 64

9 eps
Jason Robards
Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

Ages 68

9 eps
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)

Ages 53

9 eps
Paul Roebling
Paul Roebling

Paul Roebling

Joshua Chamberlain (voice)

Ages 56

9 eps
Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor

Garrison Keillor

Walt Whitman (voice)

Ages 48

9 eps
George Black
GB

George Black

Robert E. Lee (voice)

9 eps
Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)

Ages 74

9 eps
Christopher Murney
Christopher Murney

Christopher Murney

Elisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)

Ages 47

9 eps
Charles McDowell
CM

Charles McDowell

Samuel R. Watkins (voice)

9 eps
Horton Foote
Horton Foote

Horton Foote

Jefferson Davis (voice)

Ages 74

9 eps
George Plimpton
George Plimpton

George Plimpton

George Templeton Strong (voice)

Ages 63

9 eps
Philip Bosco
Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Horace Greeley (voice)

Ages 59-60

9 eps
Terry Courier
TC

Terry Courier

George B. McClellan (voice)

9 eps
Jody Powell
JP

Jody Powell

Stonewall Jackson / Various (voice)

9 eps