American Experience - Season 13 Episode 8
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.
First Air Date : 1988-10-04
Last Air date : 2024-10-01
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
Cast :
Crew : Cameo George (Executive Producer)
Quality : 
Subtitles :
- Season 13 : Episode 12000-10-17
- Season 13 : Episode 22000-10-24
- Season 13 : Episode 32000-10-30
- Season 13 : Episode 42000-11-13
- Season 13 : Episode 52001-02-05
- Season 13 : Episode 62001-02-12
- Season 13 : Episode 72001-02-19
- Season 13 : Episode 82001-02-20
- Season 13 : Episode 92001-02-21
- Season 13 : Episode 102001-04-02
- Season 13 : Episode 112001-04-16
- Season 13 : Episode 122001-04-23
- Season 13 : Episode 132001-02-21
- Season 13 : Episode 142001-02-23
- Season 13 : Episode 152001-02-24
