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A look at the people and events that shaped the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Covering American History C-SPAN style: with event coverage, eyewitness accounts, and discussions with authors, historians and teachers. Every weekend from 8am ET Saturday to 8am ET Monday on C-SPAN3.

In January, 2011, C-SPAN expanded its programming offerings with a new history-based service airing weekends on C-SPAN3. American History TV (AHTV) features programming geared toward history lovers with 48 hours every weekend of people and events that document the American story.

C-SPAN began C-SPAN3 operations in January 2001 as a digital service. C-SPAN3 is currently available in 49 million digital cable TV households and is streamed live online at C-SPAN.org.

At the time of the launch of American History TV, C-SPAN co-president Susan Swain said: "We’re hoping American History TV does for history enthusiasts what Book TV has done for non-fiction book lovers."

Most Recent The Civil War Videos

November 18, 2023
Wounded Soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863

Historian Wayne E. Motts discussed patients treated during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. From the barn where the 11th…
November 4, 2023
A Tale of Two Jeb Stuart Raids

Historian Robert O’Neill talked about Confederate General Jeb Stuart’s 1862 Christmas raid and plans for a raid on…
October 28, 2023
Battles of 1863

Historians discussed Civil War battles of 1863. The Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge in Spotsylvania,…

October 21, 2023
Siege of Vicksburg 1863

Historian Timothy Smith discussed the Vicksburg Campaign, which ended with the Confederate surrender on July 4, 1863.…
October 14, 2023
Siege of Charleston 1863

Historian Neil Chatelain discussed the Siege of Charleston Harbor in 1863, a combined naval and land assault, which he…
October 1, 2023
General Hood in Tennessee

Historian James Kay discussed Confederate General John Bell Hood’s defeat at the Battle of Franklin in Tennessee in…