North and South (1985-1994) [9 of 15]

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Episode 9 "September 17, 1862 - Spring 1864" (May 6, 1986) : By September 1862, the South appears to be on the verge of victory. President Lincoln wants to emancipate all slaves but recognizes he needs a victory on the battlefield before he can do so. Disatisfied with his current commander, he sends George Hazard to sound out Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on whether he would take on overall command of the Northern forces. After Salem Jones kills a runaway slave from Mont Royal, the family decides to offer safe passage to any of their slaves who wish to leave. Soon after, Ashton arrives and is shocked to find Brett and Madeline working in the fields.

The saga tells the story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina (Patrick Swayze) and George Hazard of Pennsylvania (James Read), who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the war. The slave-owning Mains are rural planters from outside Charleston, South Carolina, while the Hazards, who reside in a small Pennsylvania mill town, profit from ownership of iron manufacturing and industry capital, their differences reflecting the divisions between North and South that eventually led to the Civil War.

'North and South' (1985) was directed by Richard T. Heffron. 1986's 'North and South: Book II' was directed by Kevin Connor, with 'Heaven and Hell: North and South Book III' (1994) directed by Larry Peerce

The series star James Read, Patrick Swayze, Lesley-Anne Down, Wendy Kilbourne, Kirstie Alley, and Jean Simmons. The theme music composer is ill Conti.