Product Details

• Actors: Hosted By Danny Glover
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 6
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: March 4, 1997
• Run Time: 650 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303696627
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,523 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The battles have been documented, the generals lionized. We have seen the turning points and the sacrifices. Now let CIVIL WAR JOURNAL II, the continuation of the bestselling series take you deeper, into the personal stories of the War Between the States. Through diaries, photographs, and factual re-enactments, you'll feel the private and intimate side of the bloody conflict in this epic set hosted by Danny Glover. Includes these all-new Civil War stories: Robert E. Lee, Sherman and the March to the Sea, General Joshua L. Chamberlain, Lincoln and Gettysburg,The Battle of Fredericksburg, Battlefield Medicine, Frederick Douglass, Reporting the War, The Battle of Chattanooga, Women at War, Nathan Bedford Forrest, The Battle of Franklin & Nashville, and Zouaves!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gray to go with the Blue. . . . ., August 23, 2001

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John A. Kuczma "RogueUlfric" (Marietta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Civil War Journal II - Set 2 (6pc) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The second Civil War Journal boxset picks up where the first ended, continuing with the same gripping narratives, excellent production values and attention to detail that lift this entire series head and shoulders above most documentaries.

Series two concentrates a bit more on personalities than battles, although not exclusively. Featured in these 13 episodes are Robert E. Lee, William Tecumseh Sherman, Joshua L. Chamberlain, Frederick Douglas and Nathan Bedford Forest, alongwith the Battles of Fredericksburg and Chattanooga. Once again, Danny Glover's understated narration adds the final polish to the production.

The most telling aspect of Box Set 2 is that there is no drop-off in quality from its predecessor. Any American History or Civil War enthusiast will be delighted with this collection.

Very highly recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Content - I recomend, but...., December 15, 2002

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Kelly A. Bailey (Iowa, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Civil War Journal II - Set 2 (6pc) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This series has great content covering a wide range of different subjects, battles and individuals not always included in CW documentaries. I recommend it for the video library of all Civil War buffs.

Even though I have watched all the shows I pull these off the shelf and watch them when I can't find anything else on TV.

At 45 minutes or so each show, you get a very detailed exploration into the episode's subject matter instead of the general overview you might find in other documentaries.

My only gripe and the reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is the quality of the tapes. I can't understand why a set costing what this one does would be taped at (EP) mode. What a disappointment, content this good deserved better, and so do we when paying this much for a set like this.

Despite the quality issue, it is worth having because of the great narration, stories, photos, re-enacments etc. Enjoy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NEEDS TO BE ON DVD, September 29, 2010

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Charles L. Hall Jr. "Reds Fan" (Centerville, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Civil War Journal II - Set 2 (6pc) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a fantastic series that ran for 52 episodes of which I recorded every one of. I cannot understand why the complete series has not been released in a DVD set. "Civil War Journal" ranks right up there with the Ken Burns Civil War series. Rather than being a chronological review of the war, each episode of "Civil War Journal" focuses on one particular event, personality, or topic. Hopefully the History Channel will some day release this series in its entirety