HIST 160 - The Age of the American Civil War, 1848-1877

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An examination of the causes, conduct, and aftermath of the bloodiest conflict in American history. Through lectures and the discussion of readings drawn from the period, the course will examine antebellum American society and the break-up of the Union, the course of the war, and the political and social changes it engendered, and the effort to “Reconstruct” the defeated South.