Episode number 7 of Series “The Civil War”.
The summer of 1864 is the North’s darkest hour and public opinion turns strongly against President Lincoln and the war. That autumn the presidential campaign sets Lincoln against his old commanding general, George McClellan, now the Democrat’s “peace” candidate. Even Lincoln believes his re-election unlikely, but dramatic eleventh-hour Union victories change the odds. Lincoln wins in a landslide and the Confederacy’s last hope for independence dies.
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325196
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → African Americans - Civil rights
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → African Americans - History
History → Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
History → United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
People → Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - United States
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Sound
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Black and White and Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)