Impossible Escapes: Civil War Documentary Series Overview (2022)

Introduction Impossible Escapes: Civil War is a 2022 documentary providing rare first-hand accounts that bring us inside some of the most daring escape stories from the American Civil War. Outline In this series, told through first-hand accounts, meet an enslaved man who outwits the Confederate navy and steals a steamboat out of Charleston Harbour, an…

Andrew Marshall

10/06/2022

1–2 minutes

American Civil War, History, Military Documentary, Military Prison, POW: Prisoner of War, War

Introduction

Impossible Escapes: Civil War is a 2022 documentary providing rare first-hand accounts that bring us inside some of the most daring escape stories from the American Civil War.

Outline

In this series, told through first-hand accounts, meet an enslaved man who outwits the Confederate navy and steals a steamboat out of Charleston Harbour, an actress turned Union spy who goes behind enemy lines, the starving Union prisoners who tunnel their way to freedom out of a deadly war prison – and more.

Impossible Escapes: Civil War Series

Episode 01: Breaking Out of Libby Prison.
Episode 02: Rebel Raid in Vermont.
Episode 03: Into the Rebel Swamp.

Production & Filming Details

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- Curiosity Stream.
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- Curiosity Stream.
Release Date: 26 May 2022 to 09 June 2022.
Rating: Unknown.
Running Time: 60 minutes.
Country: US.
Language: English.