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The Sullivan Ballou Letter

On July 14, 1861, Major Sullivan Ballou of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteers wrote to his wife, Sarah, in case he did not survive the coming battle. Hear a letter torn between love for his family and duty to his country: "Sarah, do not mourn me dead." One week later, Ballou was killed at the First Battle of Bull Run. From Ken Burns's The Civil War.
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Clip Season 1 Episode 1 Length 03:25 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 Sullivan Ballou Letter
Clip Length 03:25 Premiere Date 09/06/15

A House Divided
Clip Length 03:16 Premiere Date 09/06/15

Lincoln's Election and Secession
Clip Length 03:20 Premiere Date 09/06/15

McClellan Takes Command
Clip Length 03:27 Premiere Date 09/06/15

The Call to Arms, 1861
Clip Length 13:01 Premiere Date 09/06/15

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

Episode 1: The Cause | Introduction
Clip Length 03:35 Premiere Date 04/03/11

Fort Sumter
Clip Length 02:35 Premiere Date 04/03/11

The 1938 Gettysburg Reunion
Clip Length 03:09 Premiere Date 04/03/11

Life Under Slavery
Clip Length 04:30 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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