Blood and Fury: America's Civil War
Illuminating both the bigger themes and the little-known smaller but surprising stories of the Civil War. Chronicles the Civil War's most significant battles, told from a soldier's point of view.
Battle of Bull Run
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July 1861, in the first real battle of the Civil War, untested and poorly trained Rebel and Confederate troops clash on the blood soaked banks of the Bull Run River. Thousands are killed and wounded.
Battle of Antietam
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September 1862. Following a string of victories in Virginia, Confederate military genius General Robert E. Lee brings his Army north in a bold attempt to end the Civil War and win Southern Independence.
Battle of Fredericksburg
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Dec. 1862: Following the strategic Union win at Antietam, Federal forces clash with a massive Rebel army in the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. In what will become the largest fight of the Civil War.
Battle of Nashville
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December 1864: In a daring attempt to regain the upper hand in the Civil War, Confederate forces try to retake the city of Nashville and sever the supply line that's feeding the Union invasion of the south.
Battle of Petersburg
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April 1865: Two officers from Vermont lead a daring raid on Petersburg, Virginia.