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Additional Class Topics

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Chapter 21: The Furnace of Civil War, 1861 - 1865

  • Consider the various crucial What Ifs? of the Civil War in relation to the possibilities of a) a Confederate victory or negotiated settlement and b) a war that might have preserved the Union but not ended slavery. Critically analyze the texts assertion that even though Vicksburg and Gettysburg were the decisive military battles of the war, Antietam was probably the political and diplomatic turning point.

  • The South had long hoped for international intervention in its fight with the North. If the South had been able to secure international aid, what would have been most beneficial? What did the South need from other nations in order to win the war (or at least force a peace settlement)?

  • Compare and contrast the various Union leaders that Lincoln went through (McClellan and Meade specifically) before settling on Grant.

  • Compare Grant and Lee as military leaders. The focus might be on Lee as the greatest of the traditional strategists, whereas Grant represented the new age of total war.

  • Use Lincolns First Inaugural Address, Gettysburg Address, Emancipation Proclamation, and Second Inaugural Address to examine the changing interpretations that he gave to secession, the Union, and the issue of slavery.

  • Examine the effects of the use of black soldiers on the Union military effort and on public opinion. (The film Glory might be used as a resource and starting point for discussion.)
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