Name: Civil War Combat
Released: 2000-02-22T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · History · Documentary

Using high-quality special effects & dedicated Civil War re-enactors, the true stories of brutal hand-to-hand fighting at war are laced with personal accounts.

2000 · 44m

EPISODE 1

The Hornet's Nest at Shiloh

Rebels catch the Union by surprise at Shiloh, but Gen. Grant forces them to flee.
EPISODE 2

The Bloody Lane at Antietam

Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland's Antietam Creek, which became the site of the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history.
EPISODE 3

The Wheatfield at Gettysburg

When the Confederate Army engaged the Union Army at Gettysburg in July 1863, an area of little value known as "the Wheatfield" suddenly became the focus of intense conflict.
EPISODE 4

The Tragedy at Cold Harbor

In 1864, General Grant doggedly pursued Lee's forces. Both sides met at Cold Harbor, a crossroads near Richmond, where Grant hurled his men against entrenched breastworks, losing 7,000 in 20 minutes.
EPISODE 5

The Battle of First Manassas

In 1861, the first major battle of the Civil War was fought. 35,000 Northerners challenged 20,000 Southerners. By the next day, 5,000 men were dead and Stonewall Jackson earned his legendary nickname.
EPISODE 6

The Battle of Fredericksburg

On December 13, 1862, Union General Ambrose Burnside mounted a massive frontal assault on Confederate troops outside of Fredericksburg, Virginia that became one of the Union Army's worst defeats.