January 23, 1961
When the Union arsenal at Harper's Ferry is attacked, one immediate result is a division of loyalties in the Canfield household.
January 30, 1961
Jeff finds two men perparing to an re-enact a war. One man is a person from the north and the other from the south.
February 6, 1961
In a flashback sequence, Ben Canfield explains how he came to join the Union forces.
February 13, 1961
February 20, 1961
Ben's having difficulty disciplining his men—most of them are short-term volunteers who won't take the war seriously. He is rebuked by Captain Cardiff, who foresees a real battle at a place called Manassas Junction, Virginia—better known as Bull Run.
February 27, 1961
March 6, 1961
March 13, 1961 · 60 min
Ben and Colonel Fry are captured by Rebel forces and interned in Richmond's notorious Libby Prison. Finding that the Union prisoners there have been cowed by Major Turner, the tough Confederate commandant, Fry is determined to renew the men's fervor for the Union cause.
March 20, 1961
March 27, 1961
April 3, 1961
April 10, 1961
April 17, 1961
April 24, 1961
May 1, 1961
May 8, 1961
May 15, 1961
The Battle of Ball's Bluff was a disaster for the North, and Congress wants to know why. An angry Union officer says he knows the answer.
