The Civil War. The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865). Episode 9
Description
This extraordinary final episode of The Civil War begins in the bittersweet aftermath of Lee's surrender and goes on to narrate the terrible events of five days later when, on April 14, Lincoln was assassinated. After chronicling Lincoln's poignant funeral, the program then recounts the final days of the war, the capture of John Wilkes Booth, and the fates of the Civil War's major protagonists. The consequences and meaning of a war that transformed America from a collection of states to the nation it is today are considered as well.
Runtime
69 min
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Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2009], c1990
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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