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As casualties mount in the raging Civil War, Abraham Lincoln seeks a general who can end it once and for all. When the end draws near, he begins to think about what comes next for the nation and its former slaves.

Abraham Lincoln

Saving the Union

With the Civil War fully underway, Abraham Lincoln is forced to quickly learn how to manage a military as commander in chief.

A President at War

Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Abraham Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.

The Railsplitter

The true story of America's iconic 16th president as told by weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and commentary by authoritative historians and public figures.

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