North and South - Season 2 - Eps 1: June 1861 - July 21, 1861
Orry and Charles, now officers in the Confederate Army, leave the Main family plantation for the war in Virginia. Orry, despite having been against secession, accepts a commission to brigadier general and begins to serve as military aide to Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond. Meanwhile, George and Billy are in Washington, D.C., where they are officers in the U.S. Army. Billy joins the U.S. Sharpshooters regiment, while George also accepts a commission, though only to colonel, and becomes a military aide to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
About North and South
Title: North and South
First Air Date: 1985-11-03
Last Air Date: 1994-03-02
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 154 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 15
Network: ABC
Genres: Drama, War & Politics
Production Companies: David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television, ABC Television
Synopsis
The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
Cast
James Read
George Hazard
Lesley-Anne Down
Madeline Fabray LaMotte
Patrick Swayze
Orry Main
Philip Casnoff
Elkanah Bent
Terri Garber
Ashton Main Fenway
Jonathan Frakes
Stanley Hazard
Kyle Chandler
Charles Main
Cathy Lee Crosby
Judith Main
Mariette Hartley
Prudence
Rya Kihlstedt
Willa
