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Secessionitis

In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President, and the South was horrified. Seven Southern states seceded in the time between Lincoln's election and inauguration. The Confederacy inaugurated Mississippi senator Jefferson Davis as President. Introduction to Mary Chesnut, wife of a prominent Southern planter and diarist.

Clip Length 03:20 Premiere: 09/06/15

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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

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S1 E2 Length 2:21:25 Premiere Date 09/08/15

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S1 E1 Length 1:40:58 Premiere Date 09/07/15

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Length 28:19 Premiere Date 10/23/17

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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

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