HISTORY Classics: Famous Figures of the Civil War

It was the war that divided a nation. Experience America’s bloodiest era beside some of its most famous figures as HISTORY recounts in this comprehensive collection four years of civil war through the eyes of the people who lived – and died – during it. From John Brown, a radical abolitionist whose fanatical desire to free Southern slaves through armed insurrection helped trigger America’s descent into war, to the champion of civil rights, Frederick Douglass, and his lifelong struggle for justice, to General William Tecumseh Sherman’s ferocious march to the sea, a controversial campaign spurred by the concept of total war, Famous Figures of the Civil War exposes the courage, brutality, brilliance and madness of the people at the heart of the “War Between the States.” Other figures covered in this set include the honest and eloquent Abraham Lincoln, who risked everything to save a young America from self-destruction; John Wilkes Booth, the man who killed President Lincoln; Robert E. Lee, one of the greatest military commanders of all time; Ulysses S. Grant; Stonewall Jackson; and Jefferson Davis.

FAMOUS FIGURES OF THE CIVIL WAR includes 9 documentaries on 5 DVDs:
John Brown’s War
Frederick Douglass
Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
Robert E. Lee
Mr. Lincoln’s Butcher: General Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Sherman and the March to the Sea
John Wilkes Booth: Assassin in the Spotlight
The Traitor President: Jefferson Davis

DISC 1: Civil War Journal: John Brown’s War / BIOGRAPHY: Frederick Douglas
DISC 2: BIOGRAPHY: Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
DISC 3: BIOGRAPHY: Robert E. Lee / Civil War Journal: Mr. Lincoln’s Butcher: General Ulysses S. Grant
DISC 4: Civil War Journal: Stonewall Jackson / Civil War Journal: Sherman and the March to the Sea
DISC 5: BIOGRAPHY: John Wilkes Booth: Assassin in the Spotlight / BIOGRAPHY: The Traitor President: Jefferson Davis