The Best Civil War Documentaries

History - 51 free documentaries about the civil war.

Start with Fighting for Freedom: The Little-Known Story of Muslims and the Civil War (26 min, PBS), then Grant's Victory Against the Confederate Army (30 min, HISTORY). All 51 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the civil war is Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson.

• Fighting for Freedom: The Little-Known Story of Muslims and the Civil War (26 min, PBS)
• Grant's Victory Against the Confederate Army | Grant (30 min, HISTORY)
• The Last Days Of The US Confederacy | The American Civil War (59 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• America’s Largest Manhunt | The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth | Full Special (91 min, HISTORY)
• Battle Of Gettysburg: The Deadliest Conflict Of The US Civil War (61 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Men Who Built America: The Bloody Era of Reconstruction (S1, E2) (87 min, HISTORY)
• 1642 - 1651: The Complete Story Of The English Civil War (78 min, Absolute History)
• Civil War: The Untold Story | Episode 4: Death Knell of the Confederacy (52 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Civil War: The Untold Story | Episode 1: Bloody Shiloh (54 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Abraham Lincoln's Historic Legacy | Abraham Lincoln (46 min, HISTORY)
• How Did The Spanish Civil War Begin? | The Spanish Civil War Ep1 (51 min, Our History)
• Oil Wars: Sudan Torn Apart (28 min, Real Stories)
• How Did The American Civil War Really Begin? | Great Battles Of The Civil War (56 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Civil War: The Untold Story | Episode 2: A Beacon of Hope (55 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Aftershock: Beyond the Civil War (91 min, HISTORY)
• The Real Bloody Story Of The English Civil War | The English Civil Wars (190 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Irish Brigade: The American Civil War's Toughest Fighters? (24 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The American Civil War | Episode 2: First Bull Run - The Early Years (63 min, Free Documentary - History)
• The American Civil War | Episode 1: The Road to Fort Sumter (59 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Civil War: The Untold Story | Episode 5: With Malice Toward None (59 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Civil War: The Untold Story | Episode 3: River of Death (53 min, Free Documentary - History)
• The Battle Of Bull Run: The First Major Battle Of The Civil War | The American Civil War (62 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Ulysses S. Grant Vs Robert E. Lee: Battle For America | Great Battles Of The Civil War (54 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Oliver Cromwell vs Ireland: An Endless Cycle Of Violence | English Civil Wars (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• King Charles vs Parliament Army: England's Civil War Explained (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• English Civil War: The Turbulent Reign Of Charles I | Game Of Kings (44 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Lincoln’s Assassination Devastates the Nation | Abraham Lincoln (23 min, HISTORY)
• England Divided: Which Counties Sided With The King? | English Civil War (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Cavaliers vs. Roundheads: What Caused The English Civil War? | Line Of Fire (47 min, Absolute History)
• The American Civil War | Episode 4: Twilight of the Confederacy (59 min, Free Documentary - History)
• The American Civil War | Episode 3: Total War (61 min, Free Documentary - History)
• The Bloody Final Days of the Civil War (90 min, HISTORY)
• The American Civil War: Decoding Fact From Fiction (59 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• First Commonwealth: The Winners And Losers Of The English Civil War | English Civil War (49 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Bloody Battle That Sparked The English Civil War (48 min, Absolute History)
• Life on the Civil War Front | Gettysburg | Full Special (86 min, HISTORY)
• Bloody Battles: Southern Civil War (S1, E10) | The Revolution (44 min, HISTORY)
• From Debate to War | Lincoln (23 min, HISTORY)
• A History Of The Battle Of The River Of Ebro | The Spanish Civil War Ep6 (52 min, Our History)
• Reflecting On 500,000 Casualties Of War | The Spanish Civil War Ep2 (52 min, Our History)
• Battle Of Naseby: How The English Civil War Was Won (48 min, Absolute History)
• The Last Night of Abraham Lincoln | Part 1: Assassination (53 min, Free Documentary - History)
• The Last Night of Abraham Lincoln | Part 2: Immortality (52 min, Free Documentary - History)
• How Stalin Was Inserted Into Spanish Conflict | The Spanish Civil War Ep3 (52 min, Our History)
• How A Spanish Civil War Led To War With France | The Spanish Civil War Ep5 (51 min, Our History)
• America's Post-Civil War Horror Story (50 min, Real Stories)
• Exposing the TRUE Origins of the Spanish Civil War (146 min, Our History)
• The Hidden Treachery That Ended The English Civil War (55 min, Absolute History)
• 1644: The Complete Story of The First English Civil War (49 min, Absolute History)
• Vanessa Williams Unlocks Her Ancestry With A Rare Civil War Photo | Who Do You Think You Are? (38 min, Real Stories)
• Surviving The Russian Civil War (20 min, Our History)

Top-Rated Books About The Civil War

1. Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
2. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
3. Grant by Ron Chernow (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
4. Abraham Lincoln by Carl Sandburg (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
5. For Cause and Comrades by James M. McPherson - View on Amazon
6. The forgotten cause of the Civil War by Lawrence Raymond Tenzer - View on Amazon