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Richmond falls to Grant's army, Lee surrenders, Lincoln is assassinated, and the war ends.
While causalities mount, Lincoln’s re-election chances dim.
Follow the Battle of Gettysburg, draft riots, and the first African-American troops.
Lincoln’s war to preserve the Union transforms to a war to emancipate the slaves.
Find out what caused the war, examining slavery and questions of union and states’ rights.
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Aaron Glantz and Sophie Hills discuss AI companies' efforts to influence the midterms.
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Netanyahu faces Israeli voters in first election since Oct. 7 and Gaza war
Lula prevails in Brazil but Flávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede
How do you study a wetland when it isn't wet? Jordon and Rae enter a very dry Everglades.
Campaigns spend big to sway voters with increasingly personal attack ads
Student-led movement ousts Serbia's right-wing ruler in historic election
Educator Eden McCauslin explains how she uses The Civil War series with her students.
Preview The Civil War, which was restored and remastered in high-definition in 2015.
Ken Burns discusses interviewing Shelby Foote during The Civil War.
In 1861, volunteers North and South rushed to war. Both sides expected it to last 90 days.
After Bull Run, George McClellan built a magnificent Union army. Then he did nothing with it.
Lincoln won in 1860 with 40% of the vote. To much of the South, it signaled ruin, and secession.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." In the 1850s, slavery pushed the nation toward war.
"Sarah, my love for you is deathless." Hear the letter Sullivan Ballou wrote a week before Bull Run.