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