The Civil War The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 68 min | Documentary, History, War

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The Civil War

The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 68 min | Documentary, History, War

The North celebrated Lee's surrender and the end of the war. On April 14, Good Friday, John Wilkes Booth learned that President Lincoln, General Grant and others were to attend a play at the Ford theater. The Grants decided not to attend ...See moreThe North celebrated Lee's surrender and the end of the war. On April 14, Good Friday, John Wilkes Booth learned that President Lincoln, General Grant and others were to attend a play at the Ford theater. The Grants decided not to attend and left Washington for Philadelphia. Booth shot the President in the back of the head, and Lincoln died the next day at 7:22 a.m. The news flashed across the country via the telegraph and celebration turned to sorrow. Scattered fighting continued into May but on May 23, a victory parade was held in Washington. By July, eight of Booth's co-conspirators were found guilty and four of were hanged. Those who survived the war returned home and resumed their lives. Sherman was frequently sought as a political candidate bur flatly refused to serve in any capacity. Sheridan remained in the army and was active in the Indian wars that followed. In the South, Jefferson Davis was vilified as the true villain of the war and spent two years in custody, but was never convicted and released. Robert E. Lee maintained a low profile, becoming a college president. U.S. Grant served two terms as President of the United States but his time in office was marred by scandal and corruption. Written by garykmcd See less

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Name	Known for
David McCullough Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Seabiscuit (2003)
Barbara Fields Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	The Civil War (1990)
Shelby Foote Self - Writer / Various Self - Writer / Various See fewer	Memphis (1992)
James Symington Self - Former Congressman Self - Former Congressman See fewer	Larksong
Stephen B. Oates Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	The Civil War (1990)
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Julie Harris Mary Chestnut (voice) Mary Chestnut (voice) See fewer	The Haunting (1963)
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George Black Robert E. Lee (voice) Robert E. Lee (voice) See fewer	The Civil War (1990)
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