Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.6 / 5.0

Civil War Lite, Very Lite:

When watching this mini-series its best to keep in mind that it was made about twenty years ago and shown on television over several nights. The over acting and the simplistic dialogue were probably a lot less cloying when spread out over many hours and interrupted by commercials. This version of the Civil War leaves out most of the grime and blood and introduces a number of anachronisms and phoney sidetracks, among the most bizarre of which are the Stacy Keach character's numerous "psychic episodes" and... more info

Civil War 101:

Once upon a time in a place far, far away, I was a Civil War buff. I couldn't read enough books about the massive war between the North and the South from 1861 to 1865. I paged through texts about ironclads, reveled in the descriptions of Shiloh, Bull Run, and Cold Harbor. I studied pictures of the movements of troops led by George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant, Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. I thrilled to the drama of Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. And I mourned as Abraham... more info

A wonderful emotional view of the Civil War:

First off, yes there are a lot of problems with this as factual history. This is not Gettysburg or Gods and General. Don't think they ever set out for it to be. This is for the person who wants more personalities, more emotions and less history. So PLEASE do not judge this against the two movies based on the Shaaras' Books. This whole intent of this was distinctive different and it achieves what it set out to do.

This is not for historians, this is for the people who have a little knowledge and interest... more info

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