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History
3307 Fall 2003
Dr. Huddleston MWF 9- 9:50 am
3 credit
hours
CH 218
Civil War
Syllabus
Aug 21 Introduction
26 The Antebellum South
28 The Antebellum South
Sept 2 No More Compromise
4 Coming of Warfare
9 Moving to the Battlefield
11 The Warring Participants
16 TEST *****
18 The East; the West
23 The West and the Port Royal Experiment
25 Foreign Diplomacy
30 Diplomacy; The Public Mood
Oct 2 Library/Paper Assignment
20
More Grant
9 TEST *****
14 Fall Break Holiday
16 Politics of the Middle Years
21 The Emancipation Ideal
23 Turning of the Tide
28 Turning of the Tide: Lee vs. Grant;
30 Closing Days; Lincoln’s Death
Nov 4 TEST *****
6 Presidential or Congressional Reconstruction?
11 Critiquing Review Class
13 The Public Mood
18 State Reconstruction
20
State Reconstruction
25 Bourbon
Redemption
27 Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec 2 Class/Review
Readings: McPherson, James M. Ordeal By Fire.
McGraw, 3rd edition, 2001.
Test 1, Sept. 16: Chapters 10 - 13 (to p.
232).
Test 2, Oct. 9: Chapters 13 (p. 232-) – 16.
Test 3, Nov. 4: Chapters 17 -19, 23, 24.
Final, Thurs. 12/4, 8 am: Chapters 26 - 28, 31, 32.
General Objectives:
1.
To broaden student knowledge and appreciation of the complexity of
the Civil War period.
2. To
strengthen the student’s overall appreciation of the period’s effects on
American society
and politics.
3. To
strengthen the student’s overall knowledge of American history so that
he/she may be a
more informed citizen.
4. To develop analytical thinking and writing skills.
Welcome to History 3307, a focused
analysis of the Civil War and Reconstruction period. There will be three
midterm tests and a final in this course. Each test will be essentially in
essay format, but the professor will before each test inform you of the
exact structure of the examination. The final will be non-comprehensive.
Each test will be equally weighted in determining your final course grade.
In addition, you will have one, ten page (absolutely no less than nine and
no longer than eleven pages) term paper to write (see page three for
specific dates) which carries the equivalent weight of a midterm test. The
subject of this paper will be decided in consultation as soon as possible
with the professor and will involve some subject relative to the course.
The paper is to be a standard research paper with footnotes and
bibliographical documentation. A 20% penalty will be assessed
papers turned in late either for student critiquing or for professor
evaluation (after the 11/25 class and through class time on 12/2
only). Papers not conforming to standard footnote and bibliographic style
(use any style form pertinent to the discipline of history that you wish,
such as that utilized by the Southwestern Historical Quarterly or the
American Historical Review--but use one please), not of sufficient
length, or not submitted within the time allowed for late papers will
not be graded. Students should keep copies of all internet research, given
the recent problems of the University relative to academic dishonesty and be
prepared to submit your paper in hard copy and on disk. Please,
please take note of this. Your final grade will be the average of the four
examinations and the one writing assignment. The grading scale will be the
basic standard, i.e. 100-90, A; 89-80, B; etc.
If you miss an exam, makeups will be given
only for excused absences (excused before the fact only). Any makeup
of a missed examination must be completed before the next regularly
scheduled midterm. It is the student’s responsibility to approach the
professor and set up a time and place for makeups. Makeup examinations in
essay format should be avoided, but sometimes events conspire to cause us to
miss exams, etc. However, no final exam will be made up. Finals will be
given at the assigned exam period unless extraordinary circumstances
prevail, and the student and the professor mutally agree to a change in the
final’s date. Warning: Extraordinary means beyond any sense of human
control and totally out of that which might be considered normal.
Schreiner University students are expected
to attend class, and the roster will be taken to determine who is attending
or not. In upper division courses, it is also difficult generally for the
professor not to note your absence. Please do not be tardy. You and I are
expected on time. Attendance sheets will be circulated at the first of the
class and not signed at the end of class. Please adhere to a policy of
promptness and attendance.
Do not, under any circumstances for any
reason, cheat during the testing periods, or especially on the research
project. The illegal theft of form or ideas will not be tolerated and
carries a failing grade for the assignment/test and the course, if the
perpetrator is caught. Eliminate opportunities for others to impugn your
integrity and good name by, unknown to you at the time, drawing you into a
case of dishonesty. Unfortunately, prior incidents within the upper
division course offerings of this professor and University necessitates this
statement.
The object of this course not only
involves your exposure to, and knowledge of, American history but also
should involve the development of an informed, educated citizen-elite. To
that end, class discussion is encouraged. Be a gladiator and politely
defend your views and ideas. Write cogent, informative essays on the exams,
utilizing good, proper English. Get involved in the course. Begin reading
and studying well in advance of each class and test. If you need to see me,
come by A.C. Schreiner 201R or give me a call at 792-7286 (office voice
mail) or 367-2207 (home answering machine)[please leave a message and a
return phone number]. My email address is
jhuddles@schreiner.edu. My office
hours will be announced during the first week of class. Schreiner
University is compliant with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
with respect to providing academic adjustments/auxiliary aids to qualified
students. Students requiring such accommodations should contact the Section
504 Coordinator, Dr. Jude Gallik.
Term Paper Dates
Sept. 16 -- Topics Due
Oct. 2 -- One page outline and bibliographic
references with a minimum of ten citations due
by the end of the class period
Nov. 11 -- Papers due for student critiquing
Nov. 18 -- Papers returned for correction/addition
Nov. 25 -- Papers due to professor for assessment (papers turned in after
9:50 am and until 12/2
will be considered late and subject to a penalty)
Dec. 2 -- 9:50 pm, last date and time for late papers
Selected Bibliography
Adams, Ephraim D. Great Britain and the American
Civil War. New York, 1924.
Alexander, Thomas B. Political Reconstruction in Tennessee. New
York, 1950.
Barney, William L. The Road to Secession. New York, 1972.
Bentley, George R. A History of the Freedmen’s Bureau. New York,
1974.
Blassingame, John W. The Slave Community. New York, 1979.
Bogue, Allan G. The Congressman’s Civil War. New York, 1989.
Boritt, Gabor S. Lincoln the War President. New York, 1992.
Brock, W. R. An American Crisis: Congress and Reconstruction, 1865-1867.
New York,
1963.
Brown, Richard D. Slavery in American Society. Lexington, Mass.,
1976.
Bruce, Dickson D. Violence and Culture in the Antebellum South.
Austin, 1979.
Callahan, James M. Diplomatic History of the Southern Confederacy.
New York, 1964 edition.
Cate, Wirt A. Lucius Q. C. Lamar: Secession and Reunion. New York,
1969.
Catton, Bruce. America Goes to War. New Haven, 1958.
Clinton, Catherine and Silber, Nina. Divided Houses: Gender and the
Civil War. New York,
1992.
Cole, Arthur . The Irrepressible Conflict, 1850-1865. New York,
1934.
Cooper, William J. The Conservative Regime: South Carolina, 1877- 1890.
Baltimore, 1968.
Coulter, E. M. The Civil War and Readjustment in Kentucky.
Gloucester, Mass., 1966.
Cox, John and LaWanda. Politics, Principle, and Prejudice, 1865-1866.
New York, 1963.
Craven, Avery O. The Civil War in the Making, 1815-1860. Baton
Rouge, 1959.
Craven, Avery O. The Growth of Southern Sectionalism. Baton Rouge,
1953.
Current, Richard ed. Reconstruction in Retrospect: Views from the Turn
of the Century. Baton
Rouge, 1969.
Current, Richard. Those Terrible Carpetbaggers: A Reinterpretation.
New York, 1988.
Dibble, Roy F. Albion W. Tourgee: Chronicler of the Reconstruction.
New York, 1968.
Dumond, Dwight L. The Secession Movement, 1860-1861. New York,
1931.
Eaton, Clement. The Growth of Southern Civilization. New York,
1961.
Ficklen, John R. History of Reconstruction in Louisiana to 1868.
Gloucester, Mass., 1966.
Fleming, Walter L. Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama.
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Freehling, William W. The Road to Disunion: Secessionists At Bay,
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1990.
Freehling, William W. and Simpson, Craig M. Secession Debated:
Georgia’s Showdown in
1860. New York, 1992.
Garner, James. Reconstruction in Mississippi. Baton Rouge, 1968.
Genovese, Eugene. Roll, Jordan, Roll. New York, 1972.
Hesseltine, William B. Civil War Prisons: A Study in War Psychology.
New Haven, 1958,
2nd edition.
Long. E. B. The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac, 1861-1865. New
York, 1971.
Lonn, Ella. Reconstruction in Lousiana After 1868. New York,
1967.
Mantell, Martin E. Johnson, Grant, and Reconstruction. New York,
1973.
Monaghan, Jay. Civil War on the Western Border, 1854-1865. New
York, 1955.
Neely, Mark E., Jr. The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil
Liberties. New York, 1991
O’Conner, Thomas H. The Disunited States: The Era of Civil War and
Reconstruction. New
York, 1978.
Owsley, Frank. King Cotton Dipolomacy. Chicago, 1931.
Perman, Michael. Major Problems in the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Lexington, Mass.,
1991.
Polakoff, Keith I. The Politics of Inertia: The Election of 1876 and
End of Reconstruction. Baton
Rouge, 1973.
Potter, David M. The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861. New York, 1876.
Rampp, Larry C. The Civil War in the Indian Territory. Austin,
1975.
Ransom, Roger L. Conflict and Compromise The Political Economy of
Slavery, Emancipation,
and the American Civil War. Cambridge, Mass., 1969.
Rogers, William W. The One-Gallused Rebellion: Agrarianism in Alabama,
1865-1896. Baton
Rouge, 1970.
Rose, Willie Lee. Rehearsal for Reconstruction: The Port Royal
Experiment. Indianapolis, 1965.
Scott, Anne F. The Southern Lady from Pedestal to Politics, 1830-1930.
Chicago, 1970.
Shofner, Jerrill H. Nor Is It Over Yet: Florida in the Era of
Reconstruction, 1863-1877.
Gainesville, Fla., 1974.
Simkins, Francis B. South Carolina During Reconstruction.
Gloucester, Mass., 1966.
Sorin, Gerald. Abolitionism: A New Perspective. New York, 1972.
Stampp, Kenneth. The Causes of the Civil War. Englewood Cliffs, New
York, 1955.
Stampp, Kenneth. The Era of Reconstruction, 1865-1877. New York,
1965.
Stampp, Kenneth. The Peculiar Institution. New York, 1956.
Strong, George Templeton. Diary of the Civil War, 1860-1865. New
York, 1962.
Thomas, Emory M. The Confederate Nation: 1861-1865. New York,
1979.
Tipple, John A. Lincoln/Jefferson Davis: A House Divided.
Cleveland, 1962.
Tourgee, Albion. A Fool’s Errand. Cambridge, Mass., 1961 edition.
Trelease, Allen W. White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and
Southern Reconstruction.
Baton Rouge, 1969.
Wharton, Vernon L. The Negro in Mississippi, 1865-1890. New York,
1965.
Wiley, Bell I. The Life of BillyYank. Baton Rouge, 1952.
Wiley, Bell I. The Life of Johnny Reb. Baton Rouge, 1971.
Wiley, Bell I. The Road to Appomattox. New York, 1975.
Williams, Kenneth. Lincoln Finds a General. New York, 1964.
Williams, T. Harry. Lincoln and His Generals. New York, 1952.
Woodward, C. Vann. Mary Chesnut’s Civil War. New Haven, 1981.
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