LibGuides: American Civil War: Helpful Videos

Documentaries and Movies

Watch Death and the Civil War on PBS.

Watch The Civil War on PBS.

Watch Ulysses S. Grant on PBS.

Watch Lincoln on Amazon.

Peninsula Campaign Animated Map: March – July 1862
American Battlefield Trust's animated map of the Peninsula Campaign, available on YouTube.
Shiloh Animated Map: April 6-7, 1862
American Battlefield Trust's animated map of Shiloh, available on YouTube.
Antietam Animated Map: September 17, 1862
American Battlefield Trust's animated map of Antietam, available on YouTube.
Vicksburg Animated Map: May 18 – July 4, 1863
American Battlefield Trust's animated map of Vicksburg, available on YouTube.
Gettysburg Animated Map: July 1-3, 1863
American Battlefield Trust’s animated map of Gettysburg, available on YouTube.
Overland Campaign Animated Map: May 4 – June 24, 1864
American Battlefield Trust’s animated map of the Overland Campaign, available on YouTube.