The Civil War (1990)
The Civil War is a 1990 documentary series. It stars David McCullough, Sam Waterston and Julie Harris.
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Where to watch The Civil War
Stream: HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel, HISTORY Vault Apple TV channel, Hoopla, PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, Thirteen, WETA+
Watch free: WETA+
Watch free with ads: KQED
Official site
Cast
- David McCullough as Narrator (voice)
- Sam Waterston as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- Julie Harris as Mary Chestnut (voice)
- Jason Robards as Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
- Morgan Freeman as Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
- Paul Roebling as Joshua Chamberlain (voice)
- Garrison Keillor as Walt Whitman (voice)
- George Black as Robert E. Lee (voice)
- Arthur Miller as William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)
- Christopher Murney as Elisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)
- Charles McDowell as Samuel R. Watkins (voice)
- Horton Foote as Jefferson Davis (voice)
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- Companion guide: The American Civil War