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Mysterious Island (1961)
How the West Was Won (1962)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1962), French short film that won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Awards
Au coeur de la vie (1963)
Johnny Shiloh (TV) (1963), "Disneyland" film about drummer boy John Clem
Major Dundee (1965)
Shenandoah (1965)
Alvarez Kelly (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), western, directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, that involves an encounter with both Union and Confederate forces
A Time for Killing (1967)
Journey to Shiloh (1968)
The Undefeated (1969), western, starring John Wayne and Rock Hudson

The Andersonville Trial (TV) (1971)
The Beguiled (1971)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), Clint Eastwood film about guerrilla warfare in Missouri

The Blue and the Gray (1982) Made-for-television series, starring John Hammond, Stacy Keach, Lloyd Bridges, and Gregory Peck as President Abraham Lincoln.
The Shadow Riders (1982) made for television film, starring Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott
Glory (1989), drama, starring Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington, about the African-American 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Across Five Aprils (1990)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Ironclads (1991), made-for-TV drama about the ironclad warships CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor, which clashed at the Battle of Hampton Roads
Gettysburg (1993), war film featuring Tom Berenger and Jeff Daniels about the Battle of Gettysburg
Ghost Brigade (1993)
Sommersby (1993)
Ozarks: Legacy and Legend (1995)
Pharaoh's Army (1995)
Andersonville (1996), television film about the notorious Andersonville prison camp
The Tempest (1998), TV adaptation of the Shakespeare play set in the Civil War
The Hunley (TV) (1999), film about the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley
Ride with the Devil (1999), Ang Lee film about the guerrilla battles in Kansas and Missouri between the jayhawkers and the bushwhackers

Wicked Spring (2002)
Gangs of New York (2002), drama, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, about the New York Draft Riots
The Miracle Men (2002)
Gods and Generals (2003), prequel to Gettysburg and covers the battles of First Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville
Cold Mountain (2003), drama, starring Jude Law and Nicole Kidman, that features the Battle of the Crater and aftermath of the war
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004), alternative history film which speculates what would happen had the South won the Civil War
Dead Birds (2004)
The Colt (2005), drama, starring Ryan Merriman, features Battle of the Wilderness
Prairie Rose (2006)
Freedom (2007)
The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2007)
Sons of Virginia (2007)
Dog Jack (2009)

The Conspirator (2010)
Lincoln (2012), starring Daniel Day-Lewis, covering the last few months of the war
War Flowers (2012)
Copperhead (2013)
Saving Lincoln (2013)
The Keeping Room (2014)

The Americans (1961), TV series
Roots (1977)
The Blue and the Gray (1982), TV miniseries
Civil War Combat
Grey Ghost
North and South (Book I - November 3, 1985 Book II - May 4, 1986 Book III - February 27, 1994)
Copper (2012) - portrays the 1864 Election Day sabotage

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 ===1980s and 1990s===
+*[[The Blue and the Gray (miniseries)|The Blue and the Gray]] (1982) [[made-for-television|Made-for-television]] series, starring John Hammond, [[Stacy Keach]], [[Lloyd Bridges]], and [[Gregory Peck]] as President [[Abraham Lincoln]].
 *[[The Shadow Riders (film)|''The Shadow Riders'']] (1982) [[made for television film]], starring [[Tom Selleck]] and [[Sam Elliott]]
 *''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]'' (1989), drama, starring [[Matthew Broderick]] and [[Denzel Washington]], about the African-American [[54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry]]