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Death and the Civil War

Season 28 Episode 9
Death and the Civil War
American Experience

About the Episode

How the young United States dealt with the unprecedented and overwhelming number of dead in the Civil War, premiering on PBS Sept 18, 8/7c. The Ric Burns film is based on the book "This Republic of Suffering" by Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust.

Aired: 09/17/12 | Expires: 06/04/16 | Runtime: 1hr 51m 45s