3 DVD set of Desert Rose Production's Civil War Collection for download. You will receive the 3 documentaries in mp4 format, viewable on any playable device.

The Forgotten Battle of Fort Pillow
In the latter part of the Civil War, Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked Fort Pillow with 1,500 troops. At that time, the fort was defended by 550 Union soldiers, half of which were Black. After gaining the advantage, Forrest demanded total surrender. The Unionists refused and the ensuing Confederate assault resulted in very heavy Federal casualties, especially among the brave, yet fated, African-American soldiers. The explosive controversy whether it was a massacre continues to this day. Director Stan Armstrong effectively uses footage of the historic fort, battle scenes with Civil War re-enactors and mixes in a number of expert interviews to make an very informative documentary of this little known, yet significant event in American history.

Black Confederates: The Forgotten Men in Gray
Little is known about the black men, women and children who fought for the Confederacy during the four turbulent years 1861- 1865; the loyalty of the freemen of color and the slaves who labored for the southern cause, the northern abolitionist Frederick Douglass who tried to convince Abraham Lincoln to use Black troops at the start of the war, Confederate President Jefferson Davis who knew the necessity of using blacks from the start, and the heart-warming story of the Chandler Boys - friends who fought during the war, one black, one white, yet both true Confederates. Director Stan Armstrong tells the stories of these unsung heroes of the Civil War with a degree of personal interest, inspired initially by tales told by his parents of a white ancestor who was a Confederate Captain in a Louisiana Regiment who took his mulatto son into battle with him as a body servant.

Native Americans of the Civil War
The American Civil War has been call the war that divided brother against brother, friend against friend and race against race. The best indication of the latter is how Native Americans chose sides. Stand Watie led his Confederate braves against fellow Cherokee and other Indians; while Ely Parker (Iroquois) and 3,600 native Americans fought for the Union. The third installment of the "Minorities of the Civil War" Trilogy, Native Americans of the Civil War, focuses on the five civilized tribes and their contributions to both sides as well as the northern Chippewas and Iroquois who were led and tutored by the northern abolitionist during the war. This documentary also focuses on Brigadier General Stand Watie most noted for being the last general to surrender during the Civil War. He is portrayed on film by Las Vegas local and Desert Rose Production Associate Producer, Leon Yazzie (Navajo) and Harry GoodWolf Kindness (Iroquois), the author of Walk for Justice, portrays his adjutant.