Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, embark on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.

Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, embark on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.

A disgruntled ex-soldier has tracked down his war-weary Confederate Captain from the Civil War, vengeful for his fallen comrades' deaths. What they don't know is that the Union are also interested in seeing Wyatt dead...

Fem år efter afslutningen på borgerkrigen bevæger kaptajn Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks), en veteran fra tre krige, sig nu fra by til by som en ikke-fiktion historiefortæller og deler nyhederne om præsidenter og dronninger, strålende bedrifter, ødelæggende katastrofer og gribende eventyr fra rundt om kloden. På sletterne i Texas krydser han stier med Johanna (Helena Zengel), en 10-årig taget af Kiowa-folket seks år tidligere og opvokset som en af deres egne. Johanna, fjendtlig over for en verden, hun aldrig har oplevet, returneres til sin biologiske tante og onkel mod hendes vilje. Kidd accepterer at aflevere barnet, hvor loven siger, at hun hører hjemme. Når de rejser hundreder af miles ind i den utilgivende ørken, vil de to stå over for enorme udfordringer af både menneskelige og naturlige kræfter, når de søger efter et sted, de kan kalde for deres hjem.

Saint Charles County, Missouri, December 1863. Edmond, a prosperous French perfume merchant, decides to flee to a safer place when the storms of the American Civil War start knocking at his door, threatening the life and fortune of his family.

Filmen handler om fire søstre, som bor sammen med deres forældre i Nordamerika, under den amerikanske borgerkrig. Deres far er præst og melder sig som feltpræst under krigen, hvilket har stor påvirkning på familiens hverdag.

A look at a group of Union and Confederate cavalry from late 1862 until the end of the Civil War in 1865.

The history of Europeans in North America, from the arrival of Columbus in 1492 to the business success of German immigrants such as Heinz, Strauss or Friedrich Trumpf, Donald Trump's grandfather. During the 19th century, thirty million people — Germans, Irish, Scots, Russians, Hungarians, Italians and many others — left the old continent, fleeing poverty, racism or political repression, hoping to make a fortune and realize the American dream.

Parallels are drawn between Abraham Lincoln's presidency and the presidency of Donald Trump. Not since 1860 have the Democrats so fanatically refused to accept the result of a free election. That year, their target was Lincoln. They smeared him. They went to war to defeat him. In the end, they assassinated him.

Under den amerikanske borgerkrig søger den sårede soldat McBurney hjælp på en pigekostskole, hvor der kun bor kvinder og unge piger. Kvinderne giver ham en tilflugtshavn og plejer hans sår. Men snart summer huset af seksuelle spændinger, farlig rivalisering og brudte tabuer.

A documentary about Gettysburg

An American veteran travels to the Middle East searching for peace after suffering the horrors of the Civil War and the ridicule of his peers over his 'Crazy uncle William's prediction' ...

En fattig landmand bliver leder for en gruppe, som er imod slaveri efter den amerikanske borgerkrig i sydstaterne. Sammen gør de oprør mod konføderationen og grundlægger en fri stat. Men kampen om frihed til alle er langt fra overstået.

I den amerikanske borgerkrigs sidste dage må de to sydstatskvinder Louise (Hailee Steinfeld) og Augusta (Brit Marling) kæmpe for at forsvare deres hjem og sig selv mod en flok uregerlige soldater anført af den brutale Moses (Sam Worthington), der er stukket af fra Unionens hastigt fremrykkende hær. Sammen må de forsvare deres hjem og hinanden mod de professionelle soldaters nådesløse angreb.

A documentary about the Battle of Gettysburg during the US Civil War.

In 1861, at the outbreak of the American Civil War, a teenager from New Orleans headed to the front lines. Under the alias Harry T. Buford, he fought at First Bull Run, was wounded at Shiloh, and served as a Confederate spy. But Buford harbored a secret-he was really Loreta Velazquez, a Cuban immigrant from New Orleans. By 1863, Velazquez was spying for the Union. She scandalized America when she revealed her story in her 1876 memoir, The Woman in Battle. Attacked not only for her criticism of war, but her sexuality and social rule-breaking, Velazquez was dismissed as a hoax for 150 years. But evidence confirms she existed, one of over 1,000 women soldiers who served in the Civil War. What made her so dangerous she was erased from history?

Borgerkrigen raser på fjerde år, da USA's præsident, Abraham Lincoln, i 1865 forsøger at samle opbakning til en lovændring, der vil afskaffe slaveriet. Præsidenten finder støtte hos sin loyale udenrigsminister, William Seward, og det reformvenlige kongresmedlem Thaddeus Stevens. Men i Repræsentanternes Hus yder oppositionen voldsom modstand mod det kontroversielle forslag.

Rachel is a widow during the Civil War who holds the South responsible for her husband's death. When a wounded enemy soldier takes refuge in her barn, Rachel reluctantly helps him. As she gets to know him more, she realizes she must protect him from the dangerous men pursuing him, and discovers a courage she didn't know she had - the courage to love again.

Mange år før Abraham Lincoln bliver Amerikas 16. præsident, dræbes hans mor af vampyrer. Derfor er det kun naturligt, at 'Abe' ønsker hævn over de dæmoniske blodsugere. Som ung mand rekrutteres Lincoln af den gådefulde Henry Sturges, som lærer ham at nakke vampyrer med sølvpatroner. Lincoln skal siden få brug for sin træning, da borgerkrigen bryder ud mellem nord- og sydstaterne under hans præsidentskab.

Produced with the cooperation of leading Civil War historian Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump, Lee & Grant is a personal look at two iconic leaders of the Civil War. Surprising details reveal the bold choices and almost godlike power Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee summoned on decisive battlefields like Vicksburg and Gettysburg that, within days of each other, turned the tide of the war.