WPC @V;5 +:fqod$dTN_ Vb<} Ȥ_" E(Vpg~}~߭5qy8ΕעdQEhvFJ!}NQy1܌i:91 3PjkFQ+z꫺^%X,x܁c ?ѱm!b_spjq}#U4N % 0(U3<%wa4ey mN^  0Nhp LaserJet 10120(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($%\  `$Times NewRoman`eN3 Z 3|x  w U45 (O$ !  _XwXXX Y @llHistory3930:TheCivilWarEra   @_MWF_:11:00,2691ColemanHall  @pp&Fall2006 t #XwXXXw.#Prof.Voss_Hubbard_0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#OfficeHours:0 p(#p(#_MWF_:2:003:00L  (# (# Office:2536ColemanHall 0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(# 0 (#(# &byappointment8  (# (# Tel:0  x3124 `  0(#(#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#$ t (# (# Email:cfmv@eiu.edu0  0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#0p(#(#0p(#p(#0 (#(#0x (# (#XwXXXw `x(#x(#  RequiredTexts:  $   LindaBrent[HarrietA.Jacobs]IncidentsintheLifeofaSlaveGirl.WrittenbyHerself(Boston,1861).    0   Eric_Foner_,FreeSoil,FreeLabor,FreeMen:TheIdeologyoftheRepublicanPartyBeforethe   CivilWar(NewYork,1970). (#(#  Peter_Kolchin_,AmericanSlavery,16191877(NewYork,1993). p  p #XwXXXw#XwXXXwMichael_Perman_,ed.,MajorProblemsintheCivilWarandReconstruction2nd.Edition(Boston,1998). \  Michael_Shaara_,TheKillerAngels(NewYork,1974).(#(#K(# H #XwXXXw#XwXXXw  Albion_Tourgee_,AFoolsErrand(NewYork,1961).#XwXXXw#XwXXXw 4 *Someadditionalbriefreadingshandedoutinclass.  p  #XwXXXw #Overview XwXXXw: `  H   ThisisacomprehensivesurveyoftheCivilWarera.Ourapproachwillbe $ interdisciplinary,withparticularemphasisonthesocial/culturalandpoliticaldimensionsofthe  period.Ihavedividedthecourseintotwosegments.Wewilldevotethefirsthalfofthe  semestertotheoriginsoftheconflict.Wewillexamineindetailthepolitics,economyand  cultureoftheNorthandSouthinordertounderstandwhythetwosectionscametoblowsover  thesystemofslavery.Inthesecondhalfofthecoursewewillexaminethewaritselfandthe p effortstoremaketheSouthduringReconstruction.Again,thefocusherewillbeonpolitics, \  culture/ideology,andsocialhistory.Wewillcoversomebasicmilitarystrategy,analyzesome H! aspectsofnorthernandsoutherngeneralship,andattempttounderstandtheexperienceofa 4"  commonsoldierduringtheCivilWar.Nevertheless,theprimary focusinthisclasswillnotbe  #p! militaryhistory. $`"  Objectives:  %8!$ 1)Studentsshouldincreasetheirfactualknowledgeoftheera. '#& 2)Throughpaperassignmentsandessayexams,studentsshouldimprovetheir#XwXXXwc #researchskillsand (#' theirabilitytowriteclear,persuasiveprose. )$( 3)Throughweeklyreadings,discussions,andpaperassignments,studentsshouldimprovetheir *%) abilitytothinkcriticallyabouthistoricalissues.XwXXXwԀ p+&*  H-(,  #XwXXXwK#XwXXXwCourseRequirements      Alongwithcompletingtherequiredreadingsandparticipatingindiscussions,your  assignmentsincludepreparingaresearchessayofaround1215pp.onatopicofyourchoiceon t anyaspectoftheCivilWarera,subjecttomyapproval.Thepapershouldincorporatea ` minimumoffivesecondarysources!articles,books,orpartsofbooksthatarenotalready L  assignedforthiscourse(Note:encyclopediasandCDROMsarenotacceptablesourcesforthis 8  paper).Inaddition,Iexpectsomeresearchintoprimarysourcessuchasnewspapers,government $ t documents,diaries,personalmemoirs,orotherprintedmaterialfromtheera.Aricharrayof  ` suchsourcesareavailableattheuniversitylibraryandatareaarchives.#XwXXXw#XwXXXwWebbasedsourcesare  L  notacceptable.Thepossibletopicsforthisassignmentareextensive.Stopbyandtalktome  8  aboutthepaperassoonaspossible;discussyourideaswithothermembersoftheclass. $     Inthiscourseyouareaskedtomakeobservations,raisequestions,developideas,and   drawconclusionsaboutkeythemesinAmericanhistoryduringtheCivilWarera.Youllbe   askedtodothisformallyinyourexamsandpaperandlessformallyindiscussion.Theposition   papersareafourthwaythatyouwillbeaskedtodothis.Onaverageeverythreeweeksorso,I p willaskyoutowritea12pagepositionpaperonanimportantthemeinthiscourse.These \ shouldbetypedandprintedandbroughttoclassonthedaytheyaredue.Youshouldkeep H copiesofallofyourpositionpapersondiscandinaseparatefolder.Thinkoftheseasarough 4 draftorasetofpreliminarynotestoamorepolishedpaper.#XwXXXw#XwXXXwIwillcollectyourstatements  p periodicallyandcommentonthem,usuallyonyouruseofevidenceandyourlogic.Theseare  \ thesamekindsofthingsIlookforinthediscussions,paperandexam,sothepositionpaperswill H alsoprovideyouwithclearintroductionstomyexpectationsontheotherrequirements. 4   Finally,therewillbeamidtermandfinalexamanothergoodreasontokeepupwiththe   weeklyreadingsandtotakenotesonthem.   GradingFormula:   *PositionPapers&Discussionparticipation=25% X  *ResearchPaper=25% D! *MidtermExam=25% 0"  *FinalExam=25% #l! #XwXXXw~#XwXXXw #XwXXXw#NOTE : Theaboverequirementsaresubjecttomodification.Ireservetherighttoalteroramend %0!$ themasIdeemappropriate. Studentswithdocumenteddisabilitiesshouldcontactmetorequest & "% additionalaccommodations,ifneeded.  ' #&    D-(,  Y  w    Schedule :  Alldates,topics,readingassignments,anddeadlinesherearetentative;bealerttoinclass  announcements.XwXXXw  x WeekI :Introduction:HistoriansandtheCivilWar;Slavery&TheConstitution d Read:  _Foner_,pp.110 T    _Kolchin_,pp.392 @   WeekII :CultureandSocietyintheOldSouth  h Read:  _Kolchin_,pp.93168  X  Ѐ  BeginBrent,Incidents#XwXXXw| #XwXXXwԀ  D    #XwXXXw"#XwXXXw&eA%XXw  0  #XwX%&eAH##WeekIII :CultureandSocietyintheAntebellumNorth:Evangelicalism,Abolitionism,andthe   FamilyintheAgeofMarketRevolution#XwXXXw)##XwXXXw   Read:  FinishBrent,Incidents      *Handout:#XwXXXw_$#XwXXXw Catherine_Kish_Ԁ_Sklar_ , CatherineBeecher,excerpts#XwXXXw%#XwXXXw   #XwXXXw%#XwXXXw WeekIV :#XwXXXw>&#XwXXXw Texas,Mexico&JamesK.Polk:TheMexicanAmericanWarandthePoliticsof p Expansion#XwXXXw&#XwXXXw ` Read:  _Foner_,pp.11102#XwXXXw@'#XwXXXw  L   WeekV :#XwXXXw'#XwXXXwԀTheCrisisofthe1850s:FreeLaborandtheOriginsoftheRepublicanParty (x Read:  _Foner_,_pp._Ԁ261300 h   _Perman_,Ch.2#XwXXXwL(#XwXXXw T Ѐ   @  #XwXXXw)#XwXXXwWeekVI :TowardSecession:TheTriumphofSouthernNationalism , Read:  _Perman_,Ch.3#XwXXXw+*#XwXXXwԀ     WeekVII :FarewelltotheNinetyDaysWar#XwXXXw+#XwXXXw  Read:  _Perman_,Ch.4#XwXXXw+#XwXXXw  Ѐ ***MidtermExam***  l!  WeekVIII :#XwXXXw6,#XwXXXwԀ1862 D#! Read:0  _Perman_,Ch.5#XwXXXw,#XwXXXw4$"(#(#   WeekIX :#XwXXXwk-#XwXXXwԀTheRoadtoEmancipation:Lincoln,RaceandFreedomintheCrucibleofWar  &\!$ Read:  _Perman_,Ch.6,&pp.27780;28897#XwXXXw-#XwXXXw &L"%    `   '8#&  WeekX :#XwXXXw.#XwXXXwԀThe_Homefronts_ ($$' Read:0  _Perman_,pp.202214;224233;257276)%((#(# #XwXXXw/#XwXXXw  Begin_Shaara_ *&)  WeekXI :TotalWar:FromGettysburgtoAppomattox#XwXXXw0#XwXXXw ,'+ Read:  #XwXXXwI1#XwXXXwFinish_Shaara_#XwXXXw1#XwXXXw x-(, #XwXXXw 2#XwXXXw WeekXII :#XwXXXww2#XwXXXwԀThePoliticalEconomyofPresidentialReconstruction P/*. Read:_Perman_,Ch.11#XwXXXw2#XwXXXw @0+/ Ѐ#XwXXXw3#XwXXXw ,1|,0 #XwXXXw3#XwXXXw WeekXIII :#XwXXXw:4#XwXXXwԀThePoliticalEconomyofRadicalReconstruction  Read:  _Perman_,Ch.12#XwXXXw4#XwXXXw    Begin,_Tourgee_   #XwXXXwR5#XwXXXwWeekXIV :SouthernRedemption#XwXXXw5#XwXXXw d Read:  _Perman_,_Chs_.13&14#XwXXXw_6#XwXXXw T    Finish_Tourgee_ @   WeekXV :Legacies:TheCivilWarinAmericanMemory#XwXXXw7#XwXXXw  h Read:DavidBlight,RaceandReunion,excerpts  X     ` **PaperDue** 0  ***FinalExam***_#XwXXXw7#XwXXXw #XwXXXw8#&eA%XXw&eA%%&eA #&eA%%&eAc9##XwX%&eAD9#_