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1865: The War's Final Year

In 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery—yet the same year saw the Ku Klux Klan take shape. Explore the promise and peril of the Civil War's final year, as the Confederacy collapses and Lincoln begins the work of reuniting a divided nation. Ken Burns's The Civil War reveals a year of meanness and greatness that reshaped America.
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Clip Season 1 Episode 5 Length 03:24 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

Surrender at Appomattox
Clip Length 11:07 Premiere Date 09/06/15

Sherman's March to the Sea
Clip Length 10:51 Premiere Date 09/06/15

1865: The War's Final Year
Clip Length 03:24 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

Who Won the Civil War?
Clip Length 05:09 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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