Seminar List Course Information    
 
1. Introduction 11. The Emergence of “Hard War”, 1863-1865
2. Slavery and the Antebellum South 12. Race, Racism and the Black Experience
3. The Revolution in Northern Politics, 1854-1858 13. The Union Homefront
4. Sectional Crisis and the Election of Lincoln, 1857-1860 14. Wartime Reconstruction
5. Southern Secession 15. The 1864 Election
6. Lincoln, the Border States, and the Failure of Compromise 16.The Confederate Homefront
7. Military and Diplomatic Strategies, 1861-1862 17. Victory and Defeat
8. Citizen Soldiers 18. Religion, Nationalism and Moral Purpose
9. Lincoln and Emancipation 19. Legacies
10. Overview: The Descent to War, 1820-1863 20. Conclusion