Civil War Journal covers the life and exploits of John Brown. With his revolutionary ideas and actions, he will be one of the catalysts that would lead to the civil war.

When President Abraham Lincoln tries to resupply Union soldiers at Fort Sumter in Charleston's harbor, the Confederate response leads to the opening of the Civil War.

America's first black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts, fights at Fort Wagner.

Fought in July 1861, the first major battle of the Civil War introduces both sides to the horrors of war.