Lincoln and Lee at Antietam: The Cost of Freedom

Lincoln and Lee at Antietam: The Cost of Freedom

Narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell (director of Gettysburg), this fascinating documentary brings to life one of the Civil War's key confrontations: the Battle of Antietam, fought near Sharpsburg, Md. The conflict altered the course of the War Between the States; a Union victory was a prerequisite to President Abraham Lincoln emancipating the slaves. Pulitzer Prize winner James M. McPherson and other scholars supply historical insight.