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S02E01: June 1861 - July 21, 1861

Orry and Charles, now officers in the Confederate Army, leave the Main family plantation for the war in Virginia. Orry, despite having been against secession, accepts a commission to brigadier general and begins to serve as military aide to Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond. Meanwhile, George and Billy are in Washington, D.C., where they are officers in the U.S. Army. Billy joins the U.S. Sharpshooters regiment, while George also accepts a commission, though only to colonel, and becomes a military aide to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

Genres:

Drama, War & Politics

Air Date:

May 04, 1986

Runtime:

94 minutes

Production:

David L. Wolper Productions , Warner Bros. Television

Casts:

James Read, Lesley-Anne Down, Patrick Swayze, Philip Casnoff, Terri Garber, Jonathan Frakes, Kyle Chandler, Cathy Lee Crosby, Mariette Hartley, Rya Kihlstedt, Tom Noonan, Stan Shaw, Rip Torn, Robert Wagner, Billy Dee Williams, Cliff DeYoung, Gary Grubbs, Chris Burke, Gregory Zaragoza, Peter O'Toole, Sharon Washington, Ann Dowd, Darryl Theirse, Cameron Finley, Brad Leland, Julius Tennon