NaN/100 votes#1 - Mr. Lincoln’s Butcher: General Ulysses S. Grant
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/1995
Lincoln picks Ulysses S. Grant, a general who believes in winning at any cost, to command the Union Army.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - Freedom’s Road: Slavery and the Opposition
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/12/1995
In Philadelphia in 1776, a bargain was struck to allow slavery in the new United States—a deal that would lead to disaster, and help spark the Civil War between North and South almost a century later.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Divided Houses: Families Split by War
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/1995
Families are divided and bonds broken forever as people are forced to chose between the Union and the newly created Confederate states.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Picture Perfect: The Pomp & Vision of Matthew Brady
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/1995
Explore how photographer Mathew Brady's work brought the horrors of war to American's doorsteps for the first time.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Bloodiest Day: Antietam
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/1995
Fought on September 17, 1862, the Battle of Antietam produced over 23,000 Union and Confederate casualties, making it the bloodiest single day in American history.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Born Killers: The Iron Brigade
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/9/1995
The story of one of the Union's most famous units. Mustered in the Midwest, they served with enormous distinction while suffering heavy losses.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Trains at War
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 4/16/1995
Trains...both sides needed them, but it was the Union who had the know-how and equipment to make use of this invaluable tool.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - The Boy Generals
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 4/23/1995
The remarkable tales of the very young men who rose to high rank in the war, including Galusha Pennypacker, Adelbert Ames, and Micah Jenkins.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Dan Sickles: The General Who Got Away With Murder
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 4/30/1995
The Union general who, before the war, became the first defendant in a murder trial to be acquitted on a plea of temporary insanity. Sickles killed a man he accused of having an affair with his wife.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - First Ladies: North and South
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 5/7/1995
Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Davis were two women from rival governments, but they led parallel lives, struggling against criticism, personal tragedies, and an agonizing war.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Yanks vs Rebs: The Foot Soldiers Life
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 5/14/1995
How the average soldier coped with life on and off the battlefield, including drinking and gambling, music, and even a new game called baseball.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Honor the Dead: Unsung Heroes of Gettysburg
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 5/21/1995
Engaged in the bloodiest fighting of the Civil War, nearly 30,000 soldiers are killed in three days of fighting at Gettysburg. Many of these brave souls are forgotten as they fall.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Immigrants and the American Civil War
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 5/28/1995
One in five soldiers who fought in the war had been born in another country and would fight on both sides. But they were not always welcome.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Preserving the Past
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 6/4/1995
A look at individual and organizational efforts to preserve our precious national monuments, including Gettysburg cemetery, at risk of being spoiled by encroachment of commercial interest.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Gettysburg: Victory at All Costs
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 8/30/1997
This is the total story--from Little Round Top to Devil's Den to Pickett's Charge to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and dedication of the national cemetery.
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The Best Episodes of Civil War Journal Season 3
Every episode of Civil War Journal Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Civil War Journal Season 3!
Documentary series exploring the people, technology and battles behind the war between the states.
Genre:Documentary
Network:A&E
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Mr. Lincoln’s Butcher: General Ulysses S. Grant" is the best rated episode of "Civil War Journal" season 3. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/5/1995. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Freedom’s Road: Slavery and the Opposition".