Apr 09, 2003
90 min
Full-HD

April 1865 (2003)

Based on Jay Winik's bestseller, April 1865: The Month That Saved America, this History Channel documentary special offers a new look at the Civil War's final days that will forever change the way we see the war's end.

James M. McPherson

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