Many generations of young men were no longer living in the second half of the 19th century because of the Civil War. Many of those that survived traveled West to start a new life rather than return home to a war-torn South, or an unrecognizable North. These 14 hard-fought battles accounted for the majority of lives lost valiantly on both the Union and Confederate side of the war. There were many battles in the Civil War, but these specific battles captured the essence of the war that shook the very foundation of America, and had much to do with the formation of the young United States nation to come.
DVD #1:
1st. Manassas (Bull Run), July 21, 1861
Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862
Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862
2nd. Manassas (Bull Run), August 28-30, 1862
Antietam (Sharpsburg, Maryland), September 17, 1862
DVD #2:
Vicksburg, May 18-July 4, 1863
Chancellorsville, Virginia, April 30-May 6, 1863
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1-3, 1863
Chattanooga, Tennessee, October/November, 1863
Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, May 8-21, 1864
DVD #3:
Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864
Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864
Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19-21, 1865
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, April 9, 1865
