The President Who Couldn’t Save His Own Fort
At the start of the Civil War, Lincoln faces the loss of Fort Sumter and a crisis that will test the Union.
Abraham Lincoln
Episodes 4
The War That Freed the Enemy’s Workers
Lincoln turns the Civil War into a struggle over emancipation, redefining the conflict and the nation’s future.
The President Who Expected to Lose
With the war dragging on, Lincoln confronts a re-election campaign he believes he may lose.
The Actor Who Killed the President
As the Civil War ends, John Wilkes Booth’s plot brings Lincoln’s presidency to a violent close.