During the episode we learn of fierce northern opposition to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, the miseries of regimental life, and the increasing desperation of the Confederate home front.

This extraordinary final episode of The Civil War begins in the bittersweet aftermath of Lee's surrender and then goes on to narrate the horrendous events of five days later when, on April 14 ...

An era-appropriate melody plays as photographs move slowly across the screen and a voice reads heartfelt letters written ...