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In 1836, American settlers in Mexican Texas take over a former mission in defiance of the government, and for weeks endure a siege by Mexican forces; a nighttime assault earns these vastly outnumbered rebels a spot in American lore.
The brutal fight for the soul of America begins at the Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the Civil War; as the Virginia hills run red with blood, hopes of a swift end to the war -- and the illusions of a young nation -- come to an end.
Two years into the Civil War, the Union is losing the fight and desperately needs a victory to stop Robert E. Lee's push north; near Sharpsburg, Md., Union troops take a stand in a battle that could save America or end it for good.
In the spring of 1863, the Civil War enters its third bloody year; for the North, the clearest path to victory runs through the last Confederate holdout, Vicksburg, but taking the fortified city amid unforgiving terrain may require a miracle.