Very Cool!!!

Perfect cast and a good story

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

I remember seeing this series and liking it though I don't remember a lot of the content. One scene I do recall was an officer sitting on a horse writing a dispatch and asking another character how to spell "pizen" and when he said poison the officer asked incredulously " p-O-i"?!As I recall it was a well done series. I was just starting out as a re-enactor during the centennial and getting a uniform and attended my first reenactment that year at Phillipi, WV in June, after the last episode of the series had been shown in May. It would be nice if the series is released on DVD for the sesquicentennial and the 50th anniversary of the series.

I was in second grade, 7 yrs old, when this TV show was on. I loved it so much. I didn't know of the civil war until this show and I asked so many questions about the war, not understanding why brothers could fight each other. As I studied the war through school and college, I always used the perspective point of Ben and Jeff Canfield. I used to ask people if they loved this show as much as I did and they didn't remember it. When we first got the internet, I looked it up and only found the TV schedule for 1960 with the Americans listed, but that was all. I quit looking . . until now and found more info about it. I am excited to see there are more people who loved it as much as I did. I always wished it had been on more than the one year. I cried during the show. I remember when they saw each other while hiding in a barn. I wanted history to change and just let them live in peace, but of course, it couldn't end that way. I'm glad I had a chance to know this show. Thanks for info about it and everyone's comments.

I was 11 years old and a civil war nut already when I saw this show in Springfield, Virginia in January of 1961 and I was GLUED to our refrigerator-size Black and white TV set every week when it came on, Friday nights, if I remember correctly. I also remember, even to my young mind, thinking something wasn't right about their rifles, and it wasn't for more than 12 years that I realized what it was--The show was set in 1861 and they were using Model 1876 3-band Trapdoor conversion rifles, which were 1863 Springfield muskets converted for breech-loading cartridges. I still love the show, and will buy it immediately if it ever comes out on DVD!

I agree with the other respondents that this series, brief as it was, presented a moving and personal portrayal of the Civil War. I have wondered often why it has not been reshown on TV. The brother-against-brother theme was so poignant, and has continued to affect my views of any war.The two stars, Darryl Hickman and Dick Davalos, were perfect in their roles. I have always been impressed with the performances of Mr. Hickman, in particular, since his days as a child actor.