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Inspired by real events, Mercy Street takes viewers beyond the battlefield and into the lives of a distinctive cast of characters — doctors, nurses, contraband laborers and Southern loyalists — realizing the chaotic world of Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia and the Mansion House Hospital in the early years of the Civil War. 

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Special Features

Repairing Bonds Broken by Slavery

Repairing Bonds Broken by Slavery

Kenyatta Berry discusses marriages of former slaves in Virginia and tells her own story.

A Letter Home VR Film

A Letter Home VR Film

"A Letter Home" is a narrative 360° video that takes place in the Mansion House Hospital.

Season 2 Footnotes | Episode 206

Season 2 Footnotes | Episode 206

Did you know that slaves would traditionally "jump the broom" to acknowledge their union?

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Behind the Lens: A History in Pictures