Covers the early battles of the war, from Fort Sumter to Bull Run.

Focuses on initial strategies, enthusiasm, and the sobering reality of combat.

• The Blockade

Details the Union’s naval blockade of Confederate ports.

Explores blockade runners, naval innovations, and the economic impact on the South.

• The Road to Shiloh

Follows the Western Theater’s early campaigns, culminating in the Battle of Shiloh.

Highlights Ulysses S. Grant’s emergence and the brutal nature of frontier warfare.

• Forward to Richmond

Chronicles the Peninsula Campaign and McClellan’s attempt to capture the Confederate capital.

Explores leadership tensions and the campaign’s ultimate failure.

• Decoying the Yanks

Focuses on Stonewall Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign in Virginia.

Showcases Confederate use of deception, speed, and terrain to outmaneuver Union forces.

Confederate Ordeal

• Examines the Southern civilian experience, including hardships, shortages, and Union occupation.

• Highlights the resilience of Confederate society amid growing internal strain.

• Gettysburg

• Provides a detailed account of the Battle of Gettysburg, the war’s turning point.

• Analyzes leadership decisions, battlefield tactics, and the aftermath of the conflict.

• The Shenandoah in Flames

• Covers Sheridan’s 1864 campaign in the Shenandoah Valley.

• Details scorched-earth tactics and the collapse of Confederate resistance in the region.