Video: The American Civil War - The War Years

Summary:

Description: How can any one source give a short and complete synopsis of the depth and magnitude of the American Civil War? This colorful and dramatic video package comes close. Exciting military reenactments combined with creative film scenes, time lines, maps, computer graphics and dynamic period illustrations make this package a must for any social studies teacher. © 1996 United Learning Grades: 6-8    (1 hour 11 min.)

Segments:

The War Years: 1861-1862 (36:32)
Confederate and Union Resources and Positions (05:06)
War Strategy for the North (00:53)
War Strategy for the South (01:16)
Uniforms (00:46)
First Battle of Bull Run, Manassas, Virginia (July 21, 1861) (02:19)
A Soldier's Life (02:51)
The Field Hospital (01:30)
Entertainment for Enlisted Men (01:08)
The War in the West (02:30)
Battle of Shiloh, Shiloh, Tennessee (April 6-7, 1862) (01:43)
The War at Sea (01:25)
The Union Navy (02:01)
The War in the East (01:10)
The Battle of Fair Oaks, Fair Okas, Virginia (May 31-June 1, 1862) (01:13)
A Confederate Diversion (00:58)
Seven Days' Battle, Virginia (June 25-July 1, 1862) (01:54)
Second Battle of Bull Run, Manassas, Virginia (August 29-30, 1862) (03:37)
General Lee's Invasion of the North: Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Maryland (September 17, 1862) (02:20)
The Emancipation Proclamation (00:35)
The War Years: 1863-1865 (32:11)
The Effects of the Emancipation Proclamation (02:28)
The Northern Home Front (00:50)
The Southern Home Front (01:26)
Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia (December 13, 1862) (02:09)
Battle of Chancellorsville, Chancellorshville, Virginia (May 1-4, 1863) (00:59)
General Robert E. Lee's Second Invasion of the North (June, 1863) (00:52)
Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 1-3, 1863) (08:18)
The Gettysburg Address (00:37)
The Siege of Vicksburg, Vicksburg, Mississippi (May 19-July 4, 1863) (01:42)
The New York Riots (July, 1863) (00:51)
General Ulysses S. Grant Takes Command of the Union Forces (01:35)
The Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia (May 5-6, 1864) (00:49)
The Battle of Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia (May 8-12, 1864) (00:31)
The Battle of Cold Harbor, Cold Harbor, Virginia (June 3, 1864) (00:29)
The Siege of Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia (June 20, 1864-April 2, 1865) (01:42)
Sherman's March to the Sea, Covington, Georgia (November 19, 1864) (03:07)
General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley (September-October, 1864) (00:47)
Union Forces Capture Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia (April, 1865) (01:46)
The Civil War Ends (00:59)