A fictional account of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, told from the perspectives of participants on both sides, recreates the April 1862 surprise attack by Confederate forces on the Union Army at Shiloh.

Three programs from the History Channel program Battlefield Detectives on three major battles of the Civil War. Antietam: It was the single deadliest day in American history: twelve hours of fighting and nearly 23,000 casualties. The stakes for both sides were high, but what accounted for the bloodshed? Experts in archaeology, weapons, and pathology explore this haunting question. Gettysburg: A small town in Pennsylvania was the site of the bloodiest...

Among all the killing fields of the Civil War, certain battlegrounds have earned the right to be called legendary: Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg and Cold Harbor. Each of these clashes would play a pivotal role in shaping the course and the ultimate outcome of the war between the states. Each battle is reconstructed against the backdrop of the military situation in the field, the tactical challenges facing the combatants, and the political consequences...