When the Civil War began, the opportunity to document the horrifying events as they unfolded and to present them to a country hungry for news from the battlefield, was offered to thousands of photographers, yet few seized the moment. This is the story of two men in particular, Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner, whose vision and determination captured the triumph, the tragedy, and the drama of this country's most trying hour.

The American Civil War began and ended in the south. It's fertile fields provided the backdrop for many of the war's epic battles. Alongside the legions of southern patriots and their union opponents, was a unique band of men committed to documenting the conflict in Dixie. Despite being hobbled by lack of supplies, the threat of enemy fire, and campaigns spanning hundreds of miles, these men labored in virtual obscurity to chronicle the war. This is the story of the unsung cameramen of the Confederacy.

The US Civil War was the first to be widely photographed. Most photographers focused on portraits; few ventured outside their studios, fewer still followed an army to the battlefield. The most sensational images, showing dead on the battlefield, were made by a handful of dedicated cameramen, like Alexander Gardner and Timothy O'Sullivan, who hauled cumbersome equipment to battlefields where they recorded images of death. Ironically, these famous photos have been mostly misidentified, misattributed, and misunderstood. But more than a century later, another dedicated artist unraveled the mysteries surrounding these images. In 1975, William Frassanito published the groundbreaking Gettysburg: A Journey in Time, a 25-year culmination into research of some of the most dramatic images of war ever recorded. Now, for the first time since the Civil War, a wet-plate photographer, accompanied by Frassanito, returns to actual sites to recreate the making of history.

In this episode, we'll take a look at the life of General John Buford, one of America's least known heroes. He was a realist, but he had the spirit of a fighter, a cavalryman's keen eye for terrain, and a touch of the gambler. He was battle tested on the Western Frontier, and chose the ground the Union Army would defend at Gettysburg. But just six months after Gettysburg, Buford would die from typhoid fever.

The siege of Petersburg matched Lee's mighty Army of Northern Virginia against Grant's plagued, but numerically superior, Army of the Potomac. Over the course of nine and a half months, starting in the summer of 1864, the siege grew to become the central focal point of the entire Civil War. As some of the bloodiest battles of the war were to be fought around Petersburg, it would test the strength and commitment of Union troops and ultimately inflict a mortal wound on the Confederacy.

Join us for an in-depth look at America's Civil War and meet the "heroes" that emerged from the bloodshed. We'll take a detailed look at most of the fateful battles using high-quality special effects and dedicated Civil War reenactors.

America's Irish had come to these shores to escape a great famine. Now in April, 1863, they fought to show their loyalty to their adopted countries North and South. From the Army of the Potomac's famous Irish Brigade to Lee's legendary Louisiana Tigers, the Irish would add their own special chapter to the saga of the Civil War's greatest battle.

Reviews contributions made by immigrants in the Civil War. Includes the stories of General Siegel and his German Union unit that fought at Shenandoah Valley, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg; and, New York City's Fighting "Irish.

When the Civil War began, the opportunity to document the horrifying events as they unfolded and to present them to a country hungry for news from the battlefield, was offered to thousands of photographers, yet few seized the moment. This is the story of two men in particular, Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner, whose vision and determination captured the triumph, the tragedy, and the drama of this country's most trying hour.

The American Civil War began and ended in the south. It's fertile fields provided the backdrop for many of the war's epic battles. Alongside the legions of southern patriots and their union opponents, was a unique band of men committed to documenting the conflict in Dixie. Despite being hobbled by lack of supplies, the threat of enemy fire, and campaigns spanning hundreds of miles, these men labored in virtual obscurity to chronicle the war. This is the story of the unsung cameramen of the Confederacy.

The US Civil War was the first to be widely photographed. Most photographers focused on portraits; few ventured outside their studios, fewer still followed an army to the battlefield. The most sensational images, showing dead on the battlefield, were made by a handful of dedicated cameramen, like Alexander Gardner and Timothy O'Sullivan, who hauled cumbersome equipment to battlefields where they recorded images of death. Ironically, these famous photos have been mostly misidentified, misattributed, and misunderstood. But more than a century later, another dedicated artist unraveled the mysteries surrounding these images. In 1975, William Frassanito published the groundbreaking Gettysburg: A Journey in Time, a 25-year culmination into research of some of the most dramatic images of war ever recorded. Now, for the first time since the Civil War, a wet-plate photographer, accompanied by Frassanito, returns to actual sites to recreate the making of history.

In this episode, we'll take a look at the life of General John Buford, one of America's least known heroes. He was a realist, but he had the spirit of a fighter, a cavalryman's keen eye for terrain, and a touch of the gambler. He was battle tested on the Western Frontier, and chose the ground the Union Army would defend at Gettysburg. But just six months after Gettysburg, Buford would die from typhoid fever.

The siege of Petersburg matched Lee's mighty Army of Northern Virginia against Grant's plagued, but numerically superior, Army of the Potomac. Over the course of nine and a half months, starting in the summer of 1864, the siege grew to become the central focal point of the entire Civil War. As some of the bloodiest battles of the war were to be fought around Petersburg, it would test the strength and commitment of Union troops and ultimately inflict a mortal wound on the Confederacy.

Join us for an in-depth look at America's Civil War and meet the "heroes" that emerged from the bloodshed. We'll take a detailed look at most of the fateful battles using high-quality special effects and dedicated Civil War reenactors.

America's Irish had come to these shores to escape a great famine. Now in April, 1863, they fought to show their loyalty to their adopted countries North and South. From the Army of the Potomac's famous Irish Brigade to Lee's legendary Louisiana Tigers, the Irish would add their own special chapter to the saga of the Civil War's greatest battle.

Reviews contributions made by immigrants in the Civil War. Includes the stories of General Siegel and his German Union unit that fought at Shenandoah Valley, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg; and, New York City's Fighting "Irish.

When the Civil War began, the opportunity to document the horrifying events as they unfolded and to present them to a country hungry for news from the battlefield, was offered to thousands of photographers, yet few seized the moment. This is the story of two men in particular, Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner, whose vision and determination captured the triumph, the tragedy, and the drama of this country's most trying hour.

The American Civil War began and ended in the south. It's fertile fields provided the backdrop for many of the war's epic battles. Alongside the legions of southern patriots and their union opponents, was a unique band of men committed to documenting the conflict in Dixie. Despite being hobbled by lack of supplies, the threat of enemy fire, and campaigns spanning hundreds of miles, these men labored in virtual obscurity to chronicle the war. This is the story of the unsung cameramen of the Confederacy.

The US Civil War was the first to be widely photographed. Most photographers focused on portraits; few ventured outside their studios, fewer still followed an army to the battlefield. The most sensational images, showing dead on the battlefield, were made by a handful of dedicated cameramen, like Alexander Gardner and Timothy O'Sullivan, who hauled cumbersome equipment to battlefields where they recorded images of death. Ironically, these famous photos have been mostly misidentified, misattributed, and misunderstood. But more than a century later, another dedicated artist unraveled the mysteries surrounding these images. In 1975, William Frassanito published the groundbreaking Gettysburg: A Journey in Time, a 25-year culmination into research of some of the most dramatic images of war ever recorded. Now, for the first time since the Civil War, a wet-plate photographer, accompanied by Frassanito, returns to actual sites to recreate the making of history.

In this episode, we'll take a look at the life of General John Buford, one of America's least known heroes. He was a realist, but he had the spirit of a fighter, a cavalryman's keen eye for terrain, and a touch of the gambler. He was battle tested on the Western Frontier, and chose the ground the Union Army would defend at Gettysburg. But just six months after Gettysburg, Buford would die from typhoid fever.

The siege of Petersburg matched Lee's mighty Army of Northern Virginia against Grant's plagued, but numerically superior, Army of the Potomac. Over the course of nine and a half months, starting in the summer of 1864, the siege grew to become the central focal point of the entire Civil War. As some of the bloodiest battles of the war were to be fought around Petersburg, it would test the strength and commitment of Union troops and ultimately inflict a mortal wound on the Confederacy.

Join us for an in-depth look at America's Civil War and meet the "heroes" that emerged from the bloodshed. We'll take a detailed look at most of the fateful battles using high-quality special effects and dedicated Civil War reenactors.

America's Irish had come to these shores to escape a great famine. Now in April, 1863, they fought to show their loyalty to their adopted countries North and South. From the Army of the Potomac's famous Irish Brigade to Lee's legendary Louisiana Tigers, the Irish would add their own special chapter to the saga of the Civil War's greatest battle.

Reviews contributions made by immigrants in the Civil War. Includes the stories of General Siegel and his German Union unit that fought at Shenandoah Valley, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg; and, New York City's Fighting "Irish.