The Civil War

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Cast & Crew

David McCulloughNarrator (voice)

Sam WaterstonAbraham Lincoln (voice)

Julie HarrisMary Chestnut (voice)

Jason RobardsUlysses S. Grant (voice)

Morgan FreemanFrederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)

Paul RoeblingJoshua Chamberlain (voice)

Garrison KeillorWalt Whitman (voice)

George BlackRobert E. Lee (voice)

Arthur MillerWilliam Tecumseh Sherman (voice)

Christopher MurneyElisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)

Charles McDowellSamuel R. Watkins (voice)

Horton FooteJefferson Davis (voice)

Seasons

Episodes (9)

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