Season 1

The AmericansSeason 1

1961
17 Episodes

Episodes

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S01E01

Harper's Ferry

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

23 Jan 1961
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S01E02

Rebellion At Blazing Rock

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.

30 Jan 1961
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S01E03

The Regular

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

06 Feb 1961
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S01E04

The Rebellious Rose

13 Feb 1961
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S01E05

On To Richmond

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.

20 Feb 1961
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S01E06

Half Moon Road

27 Feb 1961
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S01E07

Reconnaissance

06 Mar 1961
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S01E08

The Escape

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.

13 Mar 196160m
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S01E09

The Guerrillas

20 Mar 1961
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S01E10

The Invaders

27 Mar 1961
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S01E11

The Gun

03 Apr 1961
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S01E12

The Sentry

10 Apr 1961
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S01E13

The Bounty Jumpers

17 Apr 1961
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S01E14

Long Way Back

24 Apr 1961
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S01E15

The War Between The States

01 May 1961
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S01E16

The Coward

08 May 1961
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S01E17

The Inquisitors

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.

15 May 1961