This engrossing documentary employs still pictures from the period and photographs of places, letters, objects and works of art. These are interspersed with interviews of historians. This documentary captures the pathos of America's bloodiest conflict.
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Ken Burns' documentary The Civil War is an exhaustive study of the crucible which made modern America.
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