The Course guidebook contains an outline of each of the 48 lectures; each lecture is 30 minutes. "Course no. 885.". Includes bibliographical references (Course guidebook, p. 226-241). Lecturer: Professor Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia.
Contents:
lecture 1. Prelude to war -- lecture 2. The election of 1860 -- lecture 3. The lower South secedes -- lecture 4. The crisis at Fort Sumter -- lecture 5. The opposing sides, I -- lecture 6. The opposing sides, II -- lecture 7. The common soldier -- lecture 8. First Manassas or Bull Run -- lecture 9. Contending for the border states -- lecture 10. Early Union triumphs in the west -- lecture 11. Shiloh and Corinth -- lecture 12. The Peninsula Campaign.
Summary:
Examines the causes of the American Civil War, why the North won, how military campaigns unfolded, and how the war affected various elements of American society.
Series:
Great courses. Modern history Great courses (DVD) Modern history
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