The Americans (Season 1)

Harper's Ferry (Episode 1)

Writer: John Gay

Air date: 1961-01-23

Overview: When the Union arsenal at Harper's Ferry is attacked, one immediate result is a division of loyalties in the Canfield household.

Rebellion At Blazing Rock (Episode 2)

Air date: 1961-01-30

Overview: Jeff finds two men perparing to an re-enact a war. One man is a person from the north and the other from the south.

The Regular (Episode 3)

Air date: 1961-02-06

Overview: In a flashback sequence, Ben Canfield explains how he came to join the Union forces.

The Rebellious Rose (Episode 4)

Air date: 1961-02-13

On To Richmond (Episode 5)

Air date: 1961-02-20

Overview: Ben's having difficulty disciplining his men—most of them are short-term volunteers who won't take the war seriously. He is rebuked by Captain Cardiff, who foresees a real battle at a place called Manassas Junction, Virginia—better known as Bull Run.

Half Moon Road (Episode 6)

Air date: 1961-02-27

Reconnaissance (Episode 7)

Air date: 1961-03-06

The Escape (Episode 8)

Air date: 1961-03-13

Runtime: 60 min

Overview: Ben and Colonel Fry are captured by Rebel forces and interned in Richmond's notorious Libby Prison. Finding that the Union prisoners there have been cowed by Major Turner, the tough Confederate commandant, Fry is determined to renew the men's fervor for the Union cause.

The Guerrillas (Episode 9)

Air date: 1961-03-20

The Invaders (Episode 10)

Air date: 1961-03-27

The Gun (Episode 11)

Air date: 1961-04-03

The Sentry (Episode 12)

Air date: 1961-04-10

The Bounty Jumpers (Episode 13)

Air date: 1961-04-17

Long Way Back (Episode 14)

Air date: 1961-04-24

The War Between The States (Episode 15)

Air date: 1961-05-01

The Coward (Episode 16)

Air date: 1961-05-08

The Inquisitors (Episode 17)

Air date: 1961-05-15

Overview: The Battle of Ball's Bluff was a disaster for the North, and Congress wants to know why. An angry Union officer says he knows the answer.