HIST 244 - The Art of Command during the American Civil War

FDR: HU
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring 2015 and alternate years

Prerequisite: Instructor consent required. Most appropriate for students who have completed HIST 245 or HIST 269:The Evolution of American Warfare. This seminar examines the role of military decision-making, the factors that shape it and determine its successes and failures, by focusing on four Civil War battles: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Wilderness. Extensive reading and writing. Battlefield tours. Myers.