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But jefferson davis, like lincoln, is under pressure to attack his enemy's capital. an ambitious plan to engage the union troops is fueled by a southern attitude of confidence and superiority. >> any man from alabama's worth at least three yanks. we'll be home in a week. >> now, what the rebel troops may lack in numbers and equipment, they make up for with a rebel pride, a fierce determination to hold on to their southern way of life no matter the consequence. >> [ chuckles ] >> with the confederate army rallying just 30 miles from washington and union troops's enlistments ending soon, lincoln...

Being sort of beneath him. >> while mcclellan stalls the union offensive in d.c., another general is on the attack in western tennessee. after capturing fort henry, ulysses s. grant pushes toward fort donelson, a vital confederate outpost. for grant, this is the first step toward redeeming his past disgraces. >> at the beginning of the american civil war, ulysses s. grant is a has-been, kind of a loser. this guy had had a promising military career. kind of whittled it away at the bottom of a whiskey jar. >> as the civil war escalated and the army discovered it

Cost him and the union greatly. >> with his army on the march to manassas, lincoln faces another threat from inside washington, d.c. confederate spies have infiltrated every corner of the capital, from saloons to bedrooms. >> are the soldiers finally going to be attacking the rebels? >> yes, indeed. >> rose o'neal greenhow was a matron of washington, d.c., society. she was very wealthy, very connected. >> how many soldiers are going to be risking their lives for us, henry? i want to pray for every one of them. >> [ laughs ] 35,000 prayers. >> [ gasps ] [ both laugh ] >> rose used her connectio...

The union. colonel william tecumseh sherman is one man committed to preserving the union at any cost. >> sherman is passionate and driven and has a tremendous resentment on the part of northerners, like himself, that the southerners have caused this, in his eyes. >> colonel sherman! crest that hill! >> yes, sir! >> this way, men! this way! >> as confederate casualties mount, general barnard bee orders his south carolina brigade to fall back. >> retreat! retreat! >> with the confederates in retreat, irvin mcdowell's union forces control the battlefield, but some rebels aren't ready to give up. ...

The coming months and years will test his limits as a man, his fortitude as a leader, and the resiliency of democracy. but even with the union hanging in the balance, for the devoted father, losing his sick son may be too much to bear. >> [ coughing ] great, another dead end. sarge, i just got a tip that'll crack this case wide open! turns out the prints at the crime scene- awwwww...did mcgruffy wuffy get a tippy wippy? i'm serious! we gotta move fast before- who's a good boy? is him a good boy? erg...i'm just gonna go. oh, you wanna go outside? you gotta go tinky poo-poo? i already went, ok? ...