In 1865 the Confederacy was on the verge of collapse. In this episode see how the North finally triumphed. Watch as the Southerners strive to beat off the ever advancing Federal armies under the new conditions of trench warfare. Travel to Petersburg, where Will Greene explains how Lee’s lines were broken. Finally, see how the country’s course was suddenly changed with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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