Mondays, June 20-August 1, 2011, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET
The story of the Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln’s childhoods and their courtship.
The tempestuous Lincoln marriage weathers Abraham’s career in the House of Representatives and campaign for the presidency.
The Lincolns arrive in Washington with Abraham’s ability to lead in question and Mary’s sympathies suspected, and then tragedy strikes with the death of their son, Willie.
While Mary Lincoln struggles with her grief, Abraham Lincoln becomes consumed with the nation’s tragedy and issues a defining statement of his presidency: the Emancipation Proclamation.
As 1863 begins, the Civil War consumes the nation and criticism of Abraham Lincoln increases, while Mary Lincoln plunges into debt.
This episode tells the story of the last 16 months of the Civil War: from Gettysburg to the surrender at Appomattox to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
