The Americans

Jan 23, 1961

When the Union arsenal at Harper's Ferry is attacked, one immediate result is a division of loyalties in the Canfield household.

Jan 30, 1961

Jeff finds two men perparing to an re-enact a war. One man is a person from the north and the other from the south.

Feb 6, 1961

In a flashback sequence, Ben Canfield explains how he came to join the Union forces.

Feb 13, 1961

Feb 20, 1961

Ben's having difficulty disciplining his men—most of them are short-term volunteers who won't take the war seriously. He is rebuked by Captain Cardiff, who foresees a real battle at a place called Manassas Junction, Virginia—better known as Bull Run.

Feb 27, 1961

Mar 6, 1961

Mar 13, 1961

Ben and Colonel Fry are captured by Rebel forces and interned in Richmond's notorious Libby Prison. Finding that the Union prisoners there have been cowed by Major Turner, the tough Confederate commandant, Fry is determined to renew the men's fervor for the Union cause.

Mar 20, 1961

Mar 27, 1961

Apr 3, 1961

Apr 10, 1961

Apr 17, 1961

Apr 24, 1961

May 1, 1961

May 8, 1961

May 15, 1961

The Battle of Ball's Bluff was a disaster for the North, and Congress wants to know why. An angry Union officer says he knows the answer.