Episode guide
North and South: Book II
6 episodes · premiered May 4, 1986
The story of two friends and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
- Episode 1: June 1861 - July 21, 1861 May 4, 1986 · 1h 34m 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…
- Episode 2: July 1861 - Summer 1862 May 5, 1986 · 1h 35m The ebb and flow of war has begun with victories and defeats on both sides. Brett and Semiramis make it safely back to Mont Royal, after a dangerous encounter with Northern troops. When…
- Episode 3: September 17, 1862 - Spring 1864 May 6, 1986 · 1h 34m By September 1862, the South appears to be on the verge of victory. President Lincoln wants to emancipate all slaves but recognizes he needs a victory on the battlefield before he can do…
- Episode 4: May 1864 - Late Autumn 1864 May 7, 1986 · 1h 34m Ulysses S. Grant is made commander of the Northern Armies, having an immediate effect but at very high costs in casualties. George Hazard, now himself a brigadier general, receives a field…
- Episode 5: December 1864 - February 1865 May 8, 1986 · 1h 35m Charles and Orry set out to rescue George Hazard, who is being held at Libby Prison in Richmond. They make sure he gets back to Union lines and he makes it home for Christmas. As he…
- Episode 6: March 1865 - April 1865 May 11, 1986 · 1h 35m The fighting ends with a Northern victory. Orry and George fight against each other (although not directly) in the last major battle at Petersburg; Orry is knocked out and captured...