Battles over slavery turn violent in Harpers Ferry and Kansas; states secede from the union; Abraham Lincoln wins office.

The first battles of the war end poorly for the North; the rise of General Lee, and the 1862 invasion of Maryland.

The Battle of Antietam; Northern troops fail at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville; Lee marches toward Gettysburg.

The Battle of Brandy Station sees a massive cavalry battle, the epic struggle at Gettysburg following soon after along with the fall of Vicksburg.

Grant takes command and begins attacking Lee in Virginia; battles take place at Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Cold Harbour, The Wilderness and Petersburg.

Features the Battles for Petersburg, the fights of Franklin and Nashville, and the army-crushing Battle of Five Forks.