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Terrible Swift Sword: The Period of Confederate Ascendency, 1861-1862 - Civil War and Reconstruction

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This lecture examines the expectations, military advantages, political weaknesses, recruitment, and battle strategies of the Union and Confederacy, concluding with the Battle of Bull Run.

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- Chapter 1. Introduction: Alcott's Hospital Sketches and Burns's The Civil War
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- Chapter 2. Expectations on War and the West Point Graduates
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- Chapter 3. Advantages of the Union Military
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- Chapter 4. Tactical Advantages and Political Weaknesses of the South
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- Chapter 5. Battle Strategies and Recruitment for the Two Militaries
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- Chapter 6. The Battle of Bull Run and Conclusion
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