Alamosa Public Library

A story of John J. Dunbar, a young cavalry lieutenant who finds himself at the edge of the American frontier in the year 1863.

"It was the gravest crisis in American history. For four bitter years, Union and Confederate troops battled to determine the fate of a divided nation, with the outcome unclear until the very end. THE LAST DAYS OF THE CIVIL WAR explores this critical period through five original programs. April 1865: The Month That Saved America, based on Jay Winik's bestselling book, chronicles the remarkable succession of events leading from the fall of Richmond...

Story about the March family of four daughters and a strong mother (Sarandon) who, because her husband is away serving in the Army during the Civil War, must raise her "little women" on her own. The daughters include: spirited Jo (Ryder) who longs for a career as a writer; beautiful and conservative older sister Meg (Alvarado); fragile Beth (Danes); and the romantic Amy (Dunst/Mathis). Through the years, as they become women, the sisters share their...

This Civil War drama traces the story of two friends and former West Point roommates who find themselves on opposite sides of the war.

Union soldiers in search of food descend on the farm of a Confederate family and decide to stay until a soldier's wounds heal. The Union Captain falls for the woman whose husband is off at war, while her son plots revenge on the Yankees.

When Scotty discovers a poignant letter written by a mysterious woman called Lizzie he cannot get her out of his mind. Putting thoughts of his upcoming wedding aside, he is compelled to write Lizzie a letter of his own. A romantic correspondence ensues and flourishes into a love so powerful, not even a century and a half of time can keep them apart. Spanning an era from the Civil War to the present day, the perils of Lizzie's war torn present threaten...

General William Tecumseh Sherman's total war strategy against the south helped end the Civil War and forever changed the nation. Sherman's brutal and effective campaign, which not only saved the Lincoln presidency, the Union, and thousands of lives, but also made Sherman one of the most hated and controversial figures in American history. In November 1864, Sherman and an army of 60,000 troops began their march from Atlanta to Savannah, and then up...

A Confederate soldier joins forces with a Union rival to save his family in Arizona. Adapted from the Elmore Leonard novel.

Gettysburg (254 min.): "... the gripping saga of the tactics, command errors and sacrifices behind the bloodiest battle ever fought on U.S. soil."--Container. Gods and generals (219 min.): "... reveals the spirited allegiances and fierce combat of earlier Civil War struggles, framing its tale with the fateful clashes of Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville."--Container.

Crossfire Trail: "A mysterious drifter is determined to keep a promise that he'll protect a man's widow and Wyoming ranch. But the widow doubts the man's motives. And an unscrupulous land grabber and his gunmen are sizing up the ranch for a takeover."--container Last stand at Saber River: "An ex-Confederate cavalryman turned homesteader thinks he'll resume a quiet life in Arizona with his wife and children. But one more battle looms when he finds...