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The Worst Episodes of Civil War Journal

Every episode of Civil War Journal ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Civil War Journal!

Documentary series exploring the people, technology and battles behind the war between the states.
Genre:Documentary
Network:A&E

Worst Episodes Summary

"John Brown's War" is the worst rated episode of "Civil War Journal". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/1/1993. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Stonewall Jackson".

  • John Brown's War
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    #1 - John Brown's War

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/1993

    Civil War Journal covers the life and exploits of John Brown. With his revolutionary ideas and actions, he will be one of the catalysts that would lead to the civil war.

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  • Stonewall Jackson
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    #2 - Stonewall Jackson

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/1993

    Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson leads troops at Fredericksburg, both battles at Bull Run, and Chancellorsville.

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  • Destiny at Ft. Sumter
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    #3 - Destiny at Ft. Sumter

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/1993

    When President Abraham Lincoln tries to resupply Union soldiers at Fort Sumter in Charleston's harbor, the Confederate response leads to the opening of the Civil War.

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  • McClellan's Way
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    #4 - McClellan's Way

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/1993

    The rise and fall of Union Gen. George McClellan, and how his repeated clashes with Abraham Lincoln doomed his leadership of the Union Army.

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  • The 54th Massachusetts
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    #5 - The 54th Massachusetts

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/1993

    America's first black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts, fights at Fort Wagner.

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  • The Gray Ghost: John Singleton Mosby
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    #6 - The Gray Ghost: John Singleton Mosby

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/1993

    Dangerous, discreet, and enterprising, Confederate scout and guerrilla raider John Singleton Mosby’s operations embarrassed generals and wreaked havoc through the end of the war.

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  • Alexander Gardner: War Photographer
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    #7 - Alexander Gardner: War Photographer

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/13/1993

    The story of the photographer whose pictures captured bloody battlefield scenes and who actually drew more notice in his time than the legendary Mathew Brady.

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  • The Battle of 1st Bull Run
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    #8 - The Battle of 1st Bull Run

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/20/1993

    Fought in July 1861, the first major battle of the Civil War introduces both sides to the horrors of war.

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  • Pickett's Charge
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    #9 - Pickett's Charge

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/27/1993

    Pickett charges Union forces at Gettysburg.

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  • Banners of Glory
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    #10 - Banners of Glory

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/3/1993

    An account of how the Union and Confederate flags were not only symbols of pride and nationhood, but also served other important functions during the Civil War.

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  • West Point Classmates
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    #11 - West Point Classmates

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/10/1993

    Prior to the Civil War, many opposing leaders -- including Gens. Grant an Lee -- were West Point classmates.

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  • The USS Monitor vs. the CSS Virginia
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    #12 - The USS Monitor vs. the CSS Virginia

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/17/1993

    In March 1862, the North's USS Monitor and the South's CSS Virginia clashed in an inclusive battle. But the ironclads changed naval warfare forever.

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  • Days of Darkness: Gettysburg Civilians
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    #13 - Days of Darkness: Gettysburg Civilians

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/24/1993

    The battle at Gettysburg affects the townspeople.

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  • Robert E. Lee
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    #14 - Robert E. Lee

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/1994

    The legend, the myth, and the reality behind the Confederate leader renowned as much for his exalted character and leadership qualities as his tactical brilliance on the battlefield.

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  • Sherman and the March to the Sea
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    #15 - Sherman and the March to the Sea

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/1994

    From the glow of burning Atlanta to the capture of Savannah, this documentary chronicles the scorched-earth policy of one of the Union's most effective--and feared--generals.

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  • General Joshua L. Chamberlain
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    #16 - General Joshua L. Chamberlain

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/2/1994

    Find out how a quiet academic from Maine rose to fame on the battlefield, including his heroism at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.

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  • Lincoln & Gettysburg
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    #17 - Lincoln & Gettysburg

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/9/1994

    Chronicling the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's celebrated address at the site on Nov. 19 of that year. Included: skirmishes at Little Round Top and Devil's Den; Gen. Pickett's charge on the Union line at Cemetery Ridge.

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  • Battlefield Medicine
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    #18 - Battlefield Medicine

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/16/1994

    The Civil War soldier's deadliest foe--disease. Typhoid and dysentery claimed more lives than battlefield wounds, and poor diet, unsanitary conditions, and emotional strain took a deadly toll.

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  • The Battle of Fredericksburg
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    #19 - The Battle of Fredericksburg

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/23/1994

    How a bumbling military bureaucracy undermined Union General Ambrose Burnside's strategy, leaving his troops exposed to decimation by Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces.

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  • Frederick Douglass
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    #20 - Frederick Douglass

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/30/1994

    A profile of abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

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  • Reporting the War
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    #21 - Reporting the War

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/6/1994

    How did journalism shatter the romantic notion of war? Explore how the work of Alfred Waud, Winslow Homer, and other talented reporters, artists, and photographers brought tragedy home.

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  • The Battle of Chattanooga
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    #22 - The Battle of Chattanooga

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/13/1994

    The Battle of Chattanooga (Nov. 23-25, 1863), in which Union troops led by Gens. U.S. Grant and George H. Thomas crushed the Confederates at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. The victory is considered a turning point because it enabled the North to split the eastern part of the Confederacy.

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  • Women at War
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    #23 - Women at War

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/20/1994

    In the midst of great hardship, women from both the North and South were inspired to join the war effort, taking on surprising new roles either in factories or on the frontline.

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  • Nathan Bedford Forrest
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    #24 - Nathan Bedford Forrest

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/27/1994

    The controversial Confederate Army hero who was called "the most remarkable man our Civil War produced on either side" by General Sherman, and who later became Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.

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  • The Battles of Franklin & Nashville
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    #25 - The Battles of Franklin & Nashville

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/4/1994

    The spectacular defeat of the Army of Tennessee in 1864 as Union soldiers held off charging brigades at Franklin, then destroyed Confederate forces as large numbers of civilian spectators looked on.

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