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Impossible Escapes: Civil War

Season 1 Episode 5: John Doy and the Immortal 10

Next episode, Dr. John Doy's perilous journey on the Underground Railroad reaches a critical point as he's captured by a ruthless slave catcher, leaving his group of freedom seekers in disarray. But just as all hope seems lost, his allies devise a daring plan to rescue him from a Missou...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Breaking Out of Libby Prison

1. Breaking Out of Libby Prison

Aired: May 26, 2022

Colonel Thomas Rose is trapped in Libby Prison, a seemingly impenetrable fort...

Episode 2 Rebel Raid in Vermont

2. Rebel Raid in Vermont

Aired: May 26, 2022

A group of Confederate raiders, led by Bennett Young, plan to bring the Civil...

Episode 3 Into the Rebel Swamp

3. Into the Rebel Swamp

Aired: May 26, 2022

Wallace Turnage, born a slave, had already attempted multiple escapes from hi...

Episode 4 Robert Smalls: Steamboat to Freedom

4. Robert Smalls: Steamboat to Freedom

Aired: May 26, 2022

Next episode, Robert Smalls, a skilled naval captain, and his enslaved crewma...

Episode 5 John Doy and the Immortal 10

5. John Doy and the Immortal 10

Aired: May 26, 2022

Next episode, Dr. John Doy's perilous journey on the Underground Railroad rea...

Episode 6 Pauline Cushman: Tales of a Yankee Spy

6. Pauline Cushman: Tales of a Yankee Spy

Aired: May 26, 2022

Pauline Cushman, a Union war widow and stage actress, finds herself in a peri...

Info about Impossible Escapes: Civil War

Network: CuriosityStream

Genres:Documentary