Robert E. Lee plans to invade the north as President Lincoln is looking for a victory so he may issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Union and Confederate Armies met at Sharpsburg, Maryland, resulting in the deaths of over 23,000 men.

Documentary. Special features: 25-minute on-screen interview with Ronald F. Maxwell, feature-length commentary track with Robert Child and Ronald F. Maxwell, trailers for other Inecom productions.