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The Civil War S1E2 — A Very Bloody Affair: 1862
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The Civil War•Season 1•Episode 2

A Very Bloody Affair: 1862

8.3/10 · 529 votesSep 24, 199069 min

Ranked #8 of 9 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

Discussion

1862 saw the birth of modern warfare and the transformation of Lincoln's war to preserve the Union into a war to emancipate the slaves. Episode Two begins with the political infighting that threatened to swamp Lincoln's administration and then follows Union General George McClellan's ill-fated

Directed byKen Burns

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes9

Cast18

David McCullough

David McCullough

Narrator (voice)

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Julie Harris

Julie Harris

Mary Chestnut (voice)

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)

Paul Roebling

Paul Roebling

Joshua Chamberlain (voice)

Garrison Keillor

Garrison Keillor

Walt Whitman (voice)

G

George Black

Robert E. Lee (voice)

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

William Tecumseh Sherman (voice)

Christopher Murney

Christopher Murney

Elisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)

C

Charles McDowell

Samuel R. Watkins (voice)

Horton Foote

Horton Foote

Jefferson Davis (voice)

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Ken Burns

Ken Burns

Writer

Ken Burns

Ken Burns

Director

Geoffrey C. Ward

Geoffrey C. Ward

Writer

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Episode Summary

"A Very Bloody Affair: 1862" is episode 2 of The Civil War season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 529 votes, ranking #8 of 9 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Ken Burns and written by Ken Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward, it aired on September 24, 1990.