Death and the Civil War

About Death and the Civil War

Based on the best-selling book by Drew Gilpin Faust, this film will explore how the American Civil War created a "republic of suffering" and will chart the far-reaching social, political, and social changes brought about by the pervasive presence and fear of death during the Civil War.

Death and the Civil War is a 2012 documentary film directed by Ric Burns. Oliver Platt plays Narrator.

At 117 minutes long, it arrived in February 2012.

It streams on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel in the United States.