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Episode Details: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II
Series: American Experience
Season: Season 13
Episode Number: 8
Air Date:
Duration: 55 min
When the Lincolns arrive in Washington, D.C., in 1861, the president-elect is deemed untested and is mistrusted; Mary, meanwhile, is suspected of being a Confederate sympathizer due to being the daughter of a Southern slave owner. As Abraham deals with the national tragedy of the Civil War, the couple also face a tragedy much closer to home: the 1862 death of their son Willie. The aftermath of son Willie's death finds Mary turning to spiritualists for comfort and, perhaps, slipping from sanity. President Lincoln, however, has another matter larger than his own grief that demands attention---the war. Included: the step he took that changed the nature of the conflict, the Emancipation Proclamation, which he issued on Jan. 1, 1863.
Cast and Guests
David McCullough
Narrator (voice)
Holly Hunter
Mary Lincoln (voice)
David Morse
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