Civil War: First Two Years

Duration: 800 Feet

Year Published: 1983

Creator: Coronet Instructional Films MTI Film and Video.

Complete Record: Uses animated maps, original graphic materials, and costumed re-enactments at authentic locales to trace the course of the Civil War from the firing on Fort Sumter to McClellan's victory at Antietam. Analyzes the relative strengths and weaknesses of both the North and the South, and discusses the political and economic issues of the period.