
The Civil War(1990)
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.


This documentary-series examines Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Justin Salinger
Ulysses S. Grant

Carel Nel
Abraham Lincoln
Jason K. Ralph
General Sherman
Brian Heydenrych
Robert E. Lee

Francis Chouler
John Rawlins

Dianne Simpson
Julia Grant
Nicholas Dallas
Major Lewis Merrill
Darron Araujo
Mark Twain

Craig Jackson
General Halleck

Daniel Fox
Colonel Charles Marshall
Grant is a war & politics, documentary series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of civil war, usa president, american civil war, reconstruction era, early america. Created by Justin Wilkes, it stars Justin Salinger, Carel Nel, Jason K. Ralph. This documentary-series examines Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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