The nation faces the tragedy of Lincoln's assassination and the war's implications for human rights and the power of the federal vs. state government. The long road to reconstruction is planned, and in conclusion, the surviving veterans of North and South come together in remembrance fifty years later - an event captured on early motion picture film.

Starring:

Arthur Miller, Christopher Murney, David McCullough, Derek Jacobi, Garrison Keillor, George Plimpton, Horton Foote, Jason Robards, Jeremy Irons, Morgan Freeman, Philip Bosco, Sam Waterston

Genre:

Documentary, History, War