The Civil War and Reconstruction

Calendar

Lec #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction
2	Film: Ken Burns. The Civil War. Episode 1, “The Cause”
3	Lecture: Why the War Came; How Well Were the Sides Prepared?
4	Reading Period	First reflection paper due about Donald’s book
5	Class Discussion of Donald’s Book (Discussion will be Framed Around Student Reflection Papers)
6	Film: The Civil War. Episode 2, “1862 - A Very Bloody Affair”
7	Lecture: Dr. Brendan Foley. “The Civil War at Sea”
8	Film: The Civil War. Episode 3, “Forever Free, 1862”	Second reflection paper due
9	Discussion (Framed Around Reflection Papers)	First reading quiz due one week after Lec #9
10	Film: The Civil War. Episode 4, “Simply Murder, 1863”
11	Lecture: “The Impact of New Weapons Technologies”
12	Film: The Civil War. Episode 5, “The Universe of Battle, 1863”	Third reflection paper due
13	Discussion (Framed Around Reflection Papers)
14	Lecture: “Roads, Rails, and Waterways: Their Significance in the Civil War”
15	Reading Period (Sam Watkins. Company Aytch)	Fourth reflection paper due five days after Lec #15
16	Discussion of Watkins and Life in the Ranks (Framed Around Reflection Papers)
17	Film: The Civil War. Episode 6, “The Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1864”	Fifth reflection paper due Second reading quiz due one week after Lec #17
18	Film: The Civil War. Episode 7, “Most Hallowed Ground, 1864”
19	Lecture: “Was the Civil War America’s ‘Defining Moment’?”
20	Film: The Civil War. Episode 8, “War is All Hell, 1865”	Sixth reflection paper due
21	Discussion: “Who Got it Right?”
22	Film: The Civil War. Episode 9, “The Better Angels of Our Nature, 1865” Wrap-up