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The Call to Arms, 1861

In the spring of 1861, whole towns enlisted. Union volunteers poured into Washington while Southerners crowded recruiting stations so fast a third were sent home. Grant left his father's harness shop, Sherman rejoined the army, and Robert E. Lee turned down command of the Union Army to side with Virginia. Both sides expected a 90-day war. From Ken Burns's The Civil War.

Clip Season 1 Episode 1 Length 13:01 Premiere: 09/06/15

Recent 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

Clips & Previews

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

Specials

Making The Civil War: 25 Years Later

Length 28:19 Premiere Date 10/23/17

Restoring The Civil War

Length 13:57 Premiere Date 09/07/15

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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