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Lincoln and the 1864 Election

Summer 1864 is the North's darkest hour. Grant is stalled at Petersburg, Sherman outside Atlanta, and even Lincoln believes he will lose. Explore an election unlike any before, as Democrats nominate General George McClellan on a peace platform and pressure mounts to drop emancipation. Discover why Lincoln refused. From Ken Burns's The Civil War.
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Clip Season 1 Episode 4 Length 04:46 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

Battle of Cold Harbor
Clip Length 04:37 Premiere Date 09/06/15

Lincoln and the 1864 Election
Clip Length 04:46 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

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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