The following is a list of films and television shows about the American Civil War (1861–1865).
1910s YearCountryTitle(Alternative title)DirectorSubject1912United StatesChattanoogaLincoln J. CarterWar. Chattanooga campaign1913United StatesThe Girl of the Sunny SouthTravers ValeDrama.1913United StatesThe Battle of GettysburgCharles GiblynThomas H. InceDrama, War. Battle of Gettysburg1913United StatesThe Battle of ShilohJoseph W. SmileyDrama, War. Battle of Shiloh1913United StatesThe Seed of the FathersStanner E.V. TaylorDrama, War.1914United StatesThe Littlest RebelEdgar LewisDrama, War. Based on the play The Littlest Rebel.1914United StatesDanGeorge IrvingJack PrattDrama, War.1915United StatesLife of Sam Davis: A Confederate Hero of the SixtiesDrama, History. Sam Davis1915United States'Twas Ever ThusHobart BosworthDrama, War.1915United StatesUnder Southern SkiesLucius J. HendersonDrama. Based on the play Under Southern Skies.1915United StatesMay BlossomAllan DwanDrama. Based on the play May Blossom.1915United StatesThe Heart of LincolnFrancis FordDrama, History.1915United StatesBarbara FrietchieHerbert BlachéDrama. Based on the play Barbara Frietchie.1915United StatesThe Heart of MarylandHerbert BrenonDrama, History, War. Based on the play The Heart of Maryland.1915United StatesThe CowardReginald BarkerDrama, History, War. Based on an unknown story.1915United StatesThe Warrens of VirginiaCecil B. DeMilleDrama, War.1915United StatesThe Birth of a NationD. W. GriffithDrama, History, War. Based on a novel The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan.1915United StatesColonel Carter of CartersvilleHowell HanselDrama, History.1916United StatesRose of the SouthPaul ScardonDrama, History.1916United StatesPeck o' PicklesThomas N. HeffronComedy, Drama.1916United StatesThe CrisisColin CampbellDrama, History, War. Based on a novel The Crisis.1916United StatesNaked HeartsRupert JulianDrama.1916United StatesHer Father's SonWilliam Desmond TaylorComedy.1916United StatesThe Sting of VictoryJ. Charles HaydonDrama.1916United StatesAccording to the CodeE. H. CalvertDrama, War.1917United StatesYour Obedient ServantEdward H. GriffithDrama.1917United StatesThose Without SinMarshall NeilanDrama.1917United KingdomLittle WomenAlexander ButlerDrama, Romance, Family. Based on a novel Little Women.1917United StatesThe Little YankGeorge SiegmannWar, Drama.1917United StatesHer Country's CallLloyd IngrahamBiography, Drama.1917United StatesThe Field of HonorAllen HolubarDrama.1917United StatesThe Spreading DawnLaurence TrimbleDrama. Based on a short fiction The Spreading Dawn.1918United StatesMy Own United StatesJohn W. NobleDrama. Based on the short story The Man Without a Country.1918United StatesMorgan's RaidersBess MeredythWilfred LucasDrama.1918United StatesMadam Who?Reginald BarkerDrama. Confederate Secret Service1918United StatesWomanMaurice TourneurDrama, War.1918United StatesThe Last RebelGilbert P. HamiltonDrama.1918United StatesLittle WomenHarley KnolesDrama, Family, Romance. Based on a novel Little Women.1918United StatesHearts of LoveJ. Charles HaydonDrama, History, War.1918United StatesThe Scarlet DropJohn FordWestern.1919United StatesSecret ServiceHugh FordDrama, War. Based on the play Secret Service. American Civil War spies1919United StatesHay Foot, Straw FootJerome StormComedy.
1920s YearCountryTitle(Alternative title)DirectorSubject1920United StatesThe Kentucky ColonelWilliam A. SeiterDrama. Based on a novel A Kentucky Colonel.1920United StatesHeld by the EnemyDonald CrispWilton WelchDrama, War. Based on an unknown play.1920United StatesThe Little Shepherd of Kingdom ComeWallace WorsleyDrama, History, War. Based on a novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come.1920United StatesHitchin' PostsJohn FordDrama.1920United StatesThe CopperheadCharles MaigneDrama. Based on an unknown novel and an unknown play.1921United StatesJesse James Under the Black FlagFranklin B. CoatesHistory, Western. Jesse James1921United StatesJohnny Ring and the Captain's SwordNorman L. StevensDrama.1921United StatesThe Highest LawRalph InceDrama.1921United StatesThe Heart of MarylandTom TerrissDrama. Based on the play The Heart of Maryland.1922United StatesThe Heart of LincolnFrancis FordWar.1924United StatesThe Warrens of VirginiaElmer CliftonDrama, Romance. American Civil War spies1924United StatesBarbara FrietchieLambert HillyerDrama, War. Based on the play Barbara Frietchie.1924United StatesAbraham LincolnPhil RosenBiography, Drama, History. Abraham Lincoln1926United StatesHands Up!Clarence G. BadgerAction, Comedy, War.1926United StatesThe GeneralClyde BruckmanBuster KeatonAction, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War. Based on a memoir The Great Locomotive Chase. Great Locomotive Chase1927United StatesJesse JamesLloyd IngrahamWestern.1927United StatesThe Heart of MarylandLloyd BaconAction, Drama, Romance, War. Based on the play The Heart of Maryland.1928United StatesThe Little Shepherd of Kingdom ComeAlfred SantellDrama, Romance. Based on a novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come.1928United StatesCourt MartialGeorge B. SeitzAction, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western.1928United StatesThe Overland TelegraphJohn WatersWestern.1929United StatesThe California MailAlbert S. RogellWestern.1929United StatesMorgan's Last RaidNick GrindeAdventure, Romance, War, Western.
1930s YearCountryTitle(Alternative title)DirectorSubject1930United StatesOnly the BraveFrank TuttleAction, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, War. American Civil War spies1930United StatesAbraham LincolnD. W. GriffithBiography, Drama, War. Abraham Lincoln1931United StatesSecret ServiceJ. Walter RubenJames AndersonDrama, History, Romance, War, Western. Based on an unknown play. American Civil War spies1933United StatesLittle WomenGeorge CukorDrama, Family, Romance, War. Based on a novel Little Women.1934United StatesOperator 13Richard BoleslawskiDrama, History, Musical, Romance, War, Western. Based on an unknown novel. American Civil War spies1935United StatesSo Red the RoseKing VidorDrama, Romance, War. Based on a novel So Red the Rose.1935United StatesThe Littlest RebelDavid ButlerComedy, Drama, Family, Musical, War. Based on the play The Littlest Rebel.1936United StatesThe Prisoner of Shark IslandJohn FordBiography, Drama, History. Samuel Mudd1936United StatesTrailin' WestNoel M. SmithWestern. American Civil War spies1936United StatesHearts in BondageLew AyresDrama, History, Romance, War. List of naval battles of the American Civil War1936United StatesGeneral SpankyFred C. NewmeyerGordon DouglasComedy, Family, War.1937SwedenJohn Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads(John Ericsson - segraren vid Hampton Roads)Gustaf EdgrenBiography, Drama, History, War, Western. John Ericsson1937United StatesWestern GoldHoward BrethertonAction, Music, Western.1937United StatesWells FargoFrank LloydDrama, History, Western.1938United StatesOf Human HeartsClarence BrownDrama, Western.1939United StatesSouthward HoJoseph KaneWestern.1939United StatesSwanee RiverSidney LanfieldBiography, Drama, Musical. Stephen Foster1939United StatesFrontier Pony ExpressJoseph KaneDrama, Music, Western. American Civil War spies1939United StatesThe Arizona KidJoseph KaneDrama, Music, Western.1939United StatesThe Old MaidEdmund GouldingDrama. Based on the play The Old Maid.1939United StatesGone with the WindVictor FlemingDrama, Romance, War. Based on a novel Gone with the Wind.
1940s YearCountryTitle(Alternative title)DirectorSubject1940United StatesArizonaWesley RugglesDrama, Western.1940United StatesYoung Bill HickokJoseph KaneDrama, Music, Western.1940United StatesColoradoJoseph KaneDrama, Music, Western.1940United StatesThe Man from DakotaLeslie FentonDrama, History, War, Western. Based on a novel Arouse and Beware.1940United StatesVirginia CityMichael CurtizDrama, Western.1940United StatesDark CommandRaoul WalshDrama, Western. Quantrill's Raiders1941United StatesBelle StarrIrving CummingsDrama, Western. Belle Starr1941United StatesThey Died with Their Boots OnRaoul WalshBiography, Drama, Romance, War, Western. George Armstrong Custer1942United StatesTennessee JohnsonWilliam DieterleBiography, Drama. Andrew Johnson1943United StatesThe DesperadoesCharles VidorWestern.1944United StatesOklahoma RaidersLewis D. CollinsDrama, Music, Western.1944United StatesRaiders of Ghost CityLewis D. CollinsRay TaylorAction, Adventure, Drama, History, Western.1946United StatesRenegade GirlWilliam BerkeDrama, Western.1947United StatesThe Romance of Rosy RidgeRoy RowlandRomance, Western. Based on a novel The Romance of Rosy Ridge.1948United StatesSon of God's CountryR. G. SpringsteenDrama, Western.1948United StatesSilver RiverRaoul WalshDrama, Romance, Western. Based on an unknown story.1948United StatesTap RootsGeorge MarshallDrama, Romance, War, Western. Newton Knight1948United StatesA Southern YankeeEdward SedgwickComedy, History, War, Western. American Civil War spies1948United StatesThe Man from ColoradoHenry LevinRomance, Western.1949United StatesFighting Man of the PlainsEdwin L. MarinWestern. Quantrill's Raiders1949United StatesLaw of the Golden WestPhilip FordDrama, Western.1949United StatesLittle WomenMervyn LeRoyDrama, Family, Romance. Based on a novel Little Women.1949United StatesSouth of St. LouisRay EnrightWestern.
1950s