7.8/1013 votes#1 - Mrs. Lincoln's Husband
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1974
Abraham Lincoln leads his divided nation into the Civil War. Mary Todd Lincoln's erratic behavior in the wake of Willie's death embarrasses and endangers the president politically when a cabal of senators question her loyalty to the Union.
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- 8.6/108 votes
#2 - Sad Figure, Laughing
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/1975
Lincoln's laughter, joking, and storytelling erode the confidence of his colleagues. Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase and his ambitious daughter Kate embark on an underhanded attempt to undermine Abraham Lincoln's 1864 reelection bid.
Director: N/A
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- 7.9/1010 votes
#3 - Prairie Lawyer
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/1975
It's Abraham Lincoln for the defense in his first murder trial, an 1838 courtroom battle that set Lincoln against longtime rival Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln's law office and his ill-fated engagement to Mary Owens are also dramatized.
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- NaN/100 votes
#4 - The Unwilling Warrior
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/3/1975
Abraham Lincoln learns the art of war in the hope that one day Americans will lay down their swords and shields and study war no more. The story spans the Civil War from 1861 through the Fall of Richmond in April 1865.
Director: N/A
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Crossing Fox River
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/12/1976
Abraham Lincoln's life from his acceptance of the 1860 Republican nomination for president through his first inauguration, a time which found Lincoln navigating stormy seas both politically and personally.
Director: N/A
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- NaN/100 votes
#6 - The Last Days
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/14/1976
The Civil War over, Abraham Lincoln plans Reconstruction with his cabinet and General Grant. Meanwhile, Lincoln suffers unsettling dreams and omens. Lincoln and Mary spend the afternoon of April 14, 1865 looking ahead to a peaceful future.
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Sandburg's Lincoln is a six-part mini-series starring Hal Holbrook as Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States.
Genres:War & PoliticsDrama
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Mrs. Lincoln's Husband" is the best rated episode of "Lincoln" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/6/1974. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Sad Figure, Laughing".