a story about love and hate and tragedy and happiness and and most of all and friendship set in the very interesting time of the american civil war . get you interested in history and get you emotionally involved and make you feverishly wait for the next episode . moreover and the casting be splendid . many superstar appear in short cameo and the leading role be play by a big array of talented mime kirstie alley and terri garber should be mention here this be simply a superb example for a tv production a it should be . not to forget the sheer loveliness of wendy kilbourne portray constance represent ) .