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The 54th Massachusetts

Though less than 1% of the North's population, Black men made up nearly one-tenth of the Union Army by war's end. Discover the 54th Massachusetts and its assault on Fort Wagner, where Sgt. William Carney saved the flag and earned the Medal of Honor. Hear the words of Frederick Douglass and his son Lewis, a sergeant in the regiment. From Ken Burns's The Civil War.
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Clip Season 1 Episode 3 Length 07:49 Premiere: 09/06/15

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Season 1 Episodes

1865: "War Is All Hell"/"The Better Angels of Our Nature"
S1 E5 Length 2:14:38 Premiere Date 09/11/15

1864: "Valley of the Shadow of Death"/"Most Hallowed Ground"
S1 E4 Length 2:18:35 Premiere Date 09/10/15

1863: "Simply Murder"/"The Universe of Battle"
S1 E3 Length 2:34:49 Premiere Date 09/09/15

1862: "A Very Bloody Affair"/"Forever Free"
S1 E2 Length 2:21:25 Premiere Date 09/08/15

1861: "The Cause"
S1 E1 Length 1:40:58 Premiere Date 09/07/15

The 54th Massachusetts
Clip Length 07:49 Premiere Date 09/06/15

Official Trailer
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 09/06/15

In the classroom with The Civil War
Clip Length 04:45 Premiere Date 09/06/15

Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge
Clip Length 08:21 Premiere Date 04/03/11

Ken Burns Interview | The Civil War
Preview Length 02:50 Premiere Date 04/03/11

Ken Burns Interview | Shelby Foote
Preview Length 03:36 Premiere Date 04/03/11

Ken Burns Interview | Music
Preview Length 02:26 Premiere Date 04/03/11

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