The story follows two brothers who find themselves on opposite sides of the American Civil War, struggling to reconcile their loyalty to each other with their duty to their respective causes.
The TV series was inspired by James Warner Bellah's 1953 book "The Valiant Virginians", which previously appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post" as a serialized story. The show explores the effects of war on young soldiers, focusing on the everyday experiences of ordinary soldiers rather than just their commanding officers.
Aired: Jan 23, 1961The Canfield family finds itself split down the middle after the Civil War br...
Aired: Jan 30, 1961Jeff finds two men perparing to an re-enact a war. One man is a person from t...
Aired: Feb 6, 1961A regular-army sergeant is given the job of delivering badly needed guns to a...
Aired: Feb 13, 1961Aired: Feb 20, 1961Ben is having trouble with his soldiers, who are volunteers and not regular t...
Aired: Feb 27, 1961Jeff is taken deep into the back country on a potentially dangerous mission--...
Aired: Mar 6, 1961A Union force is camped at Harper's Ferry, and Jeff is assigned to sneak thro...
Aired: Mar 13, 1961Col. Fry and Ben are captured and sent to the Confederate POW camp at Libby P...
Aired: Mar 20, 1961A band of guerrillas lays siege to a town that has been torn apart by the war.
Aired: Mar 27, 1961After a Union force takes over a Confederate town, its captain orders the Con...
Aired: Apr 3, 1961Jeff is given the task of taking a unit out to capture as many Union cannons ...
Aired: Apr 10, 1961Three men are picked to cross over enemy lines in Harper's Ferry and sabotage...
Aired: Apr 17, 1961Ben goes undercover to gather evidence on a criminal ring that has its member...
Aired: Apr 24, 1961A group of Missour farmers capture Jeff, and he realizes the only hope he has...
15. The War Between the States
Aired: May 1, 1961Ben finds himself in a quandary when his best friend falls for a Confederate ...
Aired: May 8, 1961A soldier convicted of cowardice under fire and sentenced to death has his ex...
Aired: May 15, 1961Congress wants answers as to why the Battle of Ball's Bluff turned so disastr...
Main Cast
