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The American Battlefield Trust has partnered with streaming service MagellanTV and Wide Awake Films to present the dynamic new six-part documentary series Battlefield America: The Civil War. The series, which debuted in spring 2024, features the Trust’s popular animated battle maps, video, and interviews with top historians to explore and explain the tactics and strategy of the armies during the conflict. 

“Wars, campaigns and battles are hard to understand, and people crave clear explanations. Using the Trust’s animated battle maps, Battlefield America lends a graspable visual element to the narrative that makes it easier to understand. Novices will find it helpful to simply know the order in which battles occurred. Well-seasoned battlefield enthusiasts will benefit from historians’ latest scholarship layered over the maps.” — Chief Historian Garry Adelman

Battlefield America: The Civil War series watchers may interested in becoming a member of the Trust here, or learning more about a few of our current land preservation opportunities below.
 

Animated Battle Maps Featured in the Battlefield America: The Civil War MagellanTV Series

The Civil War remains the bloodiest conflict in American history. Follow the events as they unfold — from the firing on Fort Sumter, to the single bloodiest day at Antietam, to the Confederate surrenders at Appomattox Court House and Bennett Place. Our collection of animated maps bring battles of the American Civil War to life, complete with troop movement animations, narratives, reenactment footage and more.
 

Learn about the most famous battle in American history, with the Union and the Confederates trading blows over three hot summer days in July of 1863 – complete with troop movement animations, narratives, reenactment footage and more.
 

In this video, learn about the first Civil War battle to take place on Union soil, The Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland. Antietam remains the bloodiest day in American history. Our collection of animated maps bring battles of the American Civil War to life, complete with troop movement animations, narratives, reenactment footage and more.
 

Learn about the 48 day siege during the summer of 1863 that gave the Union Army, commanded by Ulysses S. Grant, control of the Mississippi River – thus cutting the Confederate supply line to the South.
 

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