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Profiling author Michael Shaara, winner of the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for "The Killer Angels," his novel about the Battle of Gettysburg.

Unknown Civil War

Michael Shaara: The Soul of a Writer

Profiling Jennie Wade, the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg; a stray bullet claims her life on July 3, 1863, the final day of battle.

Jennie Wade of Gettysburg

Photographer William Frassanito studies pictures taken during the Civil War.

Frassanito: Battlefield Photography Then & Now

The cameramen of the Confederacy produce photos during the Civil War.

The Photographers' War: The South

Photographers Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner document the war.

The Photographers' War: The North

Young Tillie Pierce nurses the wounded during the Civil War.

Tillie Pierce of Gettysburg

Exploring Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's actions in defense of Gettysburg, Pa.

Chamberlain at Gettysburg

Union forces engage in trench warfare at Petersburg, Va., from June 1864 to April 1865, putting pressure on Confederate resources; the battles become known as the Siege of Petersburg.

The Petersburg Campaign

In September 1862, Robert E. Lee's tattered army invades the North in an effort to deliver a knockout blow that would end the Civil War; the result would forever change the nature of the war and start the Union on a path to victory.

The Battle of Antietam

Confederate forces under Gen. Albert Johnston catch Union forces by surprise near Shiloh Church.

Shiloh Part Two: The Battle of Pittsburg Landing

Examining the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862, the bloodiest in U.S. history up to that time.

Shiloh, Part One: Tennessee River Campaign

Profiling Union Gen. John Buford, a key figure in the Battle of Gettysburg.

General John Buford

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