Acclaimed drama series about two sisters and their families. Set during the American Civil War, the TV epic starred John Hammond, Stacy Keach, Lloyd Bridges, and Gregory Peck as President Abraham Lincoln. The series blends fact with fiction and battle scenes with personal drama that turns kin against kin. The plot unfolds mainly through the interwoven actions of a sensitive teenage artist named John Peyser, who breaks from his Virginia roots to become a war correspondent; and enigmatic Union officer Jonas Steele, who falls in love with John\'s Pennsylvania cousin.