Not sure but I think that might well have been "North and South" which is

an American television miniseries set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War. It was based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes and follows its general storyline, despite some deviations. The three series were produced in 1985, 1986, and 1994 and follow the novels quite closely, although there are considerable differences, especially in Book Two. All three series (called "books") aired on the ABC-TV network in the United States. The first two series, entitled Books I and II, were an enormous success with audiences and critics, and remain among the highest-rated television miniseries in history. However, Book III, which aired eight years after Book II, was poorly received by both critics and audiences.[citation needed] Many of the actors in Books I and II did not appear in Book III.
North and South is about the enduring friendship that develops between two young men that meet as cadets at West Point Military Academy in the 1840s. One of them, Orry Main, is a southerner who lives on his family's plantation near Charleston, South Carolina where they own slaves. The other, George Hazard is the son of a wealthy foundry owner from the fictional town of Lehigh Station, Pennsylvania. John Jakes used the Main and Hazard families to symbolize the divisions that eventually led to the Civil War: the Mains are slaveowning Southerners who prefer to remain rural gentleman planters; the Hazards are big-city Northerners who live by manufacturing and industry. In spite of their individual differences, however, both Orry Main and George Hazard remain close friends throughout the miniseries and even through the Civil War, thus symbolizing the fact that America will remain one nation.

Not sure on this puppy though.

Posted By: Tombs on May 19th 2009 at 17:00:24

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