The Civil War
A Very Bloody Affair
Season 1 Episode 2 of 9
How the American Civil War became a crusade to end slavery. The year 1862 saw political fighting threaten President Lincoln's administration and Union general George McClellan's ill-fated campaign on the Virginia Peninsula, where his huge army met a smaller but more resourceful Confederate force. Eventually, rumours began to circulate that Europe was prepared to recognise the Confederacy
The Civil War airs on Sky Documentaries at 6:00 PM, Tuesday 26 November. (Subtitles, repeat.)
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