In April, 1865, after four years of bloody internecine conflict, the Civil War finally came to an end. In that one month, Richmond fell, General Lee embarked on his harrowing retreat and the Confederate States surrendered at Appomattox. Only half way through the month of April, President Lincoln was assassinated. Based on the book by Jay Winik.

Episodes profile key battles and military leaders using archival documents and photographs, interviews with Civil War scholars, and live reenactments.