The Civil War and Reconstruction

Catalog description

This class will analyze the process of secession which culminated in the nation’s bloodiest war and end with the mingling of home and hatred during Reconstruction. Within these subjects, more focused attention is given to the various aspects of the Civil War: death on a mass scale; the soldier and civilian experience; the reality of war; the horrors of prison camps; and the eventual Southern surrender. In similar fashion, various aspects of the Reconstruction era will be examined; the politics of Reconstruction with Lincoln’s death and the Radicals seizure of authority; and the social experiences in the New South with the Redeemers and establishment and solidarity behind Jim Crow. Prerequisite: 3 hours HIS 200 or above with a grade of C or higher.