Mercy Street

Follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War - New England abolitionist Mary Phinney and Confederate supporter Emma Green. Based on true stories and set in a Union hospital in the occupied Confederate city of Alexandria, viewers are taken beyond the battlefield and into the lives of Americans on the Civil War home front as they face the unprecedented challenges of one of the most turbulent times in our nation’s history.

First Aired

Jan 17, 2016

Last Aired

Mar 5, 2017

Episode Runtime

54m

Created By

David Zabel, Lisa Q. Wolfinger

Network

PBS

Country

US