13 Terrible Swift Sword The Period of Confederate Ascendency 18611862

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The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIST 119) • • Professor Blight discusses the expectations, advantages, and disadvantages with which North and South entered the Civil War. Both sides, he argues, expected and desired a short, contained conflict. The northern advantages enumerated in this lecture include industrial capability, governmental stability, and a strong navy. Confederate advantages included geography and the ability to fight a defensive war. Professor Blight concludes the lecture with the Battle of Bull Run, the first major engagement of the war. • • 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction: Alcott's Hospital Sketches and Burns's The Civil War • 09:28 - Chapter 2. Expectations on War and the West Point Graduates • 20:38 - Chapter 3. Advantages of the Union Military • 28:31 - Chapter 4. Tactical Advantages and Political Weaknesses of the South • 39:35 - Chapter 5. Battle Strategies and Recruitment for the Two Militaries • 46:25 - Chapter 6. The Battle of Bull Run and Conclusion • • Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses • • This course was recorded in Spring 2008.

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