Death and the Civil War
Season 28 Episode 9 | 1h 51m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
How the US dealt with the unprecedented number of dead in the Civil War.
How the young United States dealt with the unprecedented and overwhelming number of dead in the Civil War, premiering on PBS Sept 18, 8/7c. The Ric Burns film is based on the book "This Republic of Suffering" by Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust.
For Season 24 of American Experience, exclusive corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance, major funding by The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting...
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Death and the Civil War
Season 28 Episode 9 | 1h 51m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
How the young United States dealt with the unprecedented and overwhelming number of dead in the Civil War, premiering on PBS Sept 18, 8/7c. The Ric Burns film is based on the book "This Republic of Suffering" by Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust.
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Death and the Civil War, Chapter 1
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How the US dealt with the huge number of dead in the Civil War. (11m 22s)
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For Season 24 of American Experience, exclusive corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance, major funding by The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting...