i own the miniseries on dvd because i love this story so much . this be one of the best period piece on the civil war that i have see that tell a story of friendship divide by the war . the costume be great and the story line be great and i love how the story jump around from character to character to keep you guess a to what go to happen next in their life . there be a great balance of good and evil . some of the character that be evil in my opinion be too good not to watch . every time something more despicable than the last happen i curse the tv a if they can hear me . i love how this miniseries make me feel engage in it drama . i would advise however not to watch the third movie in the dvd series . it a let down compare to the first two movie and most of the original character do not return . i do not wish to remember how the third movie end and i prefer to live with the thought of the end in the second movie . it make me happy .