>> the time for compromise has now passed. >> eighty-five years ago, this country was born. is this the year that it dies? >> a political conflict cracks the foundation of a fragile union, dividing a young nation over the issues of freedom, slavery and equality. in a brutal battle of attrition, heroes will rise, cities will fall, and the blood of thousands will stain the land. america's struggle for life, liberty, and justice for all becomes the civil war. >> when this war is over, and our independence won, and we will establish