“POPULAR MOBILIZATION IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR”
HIST 3798-001 -as of 8/17/04
Winningham 107, Tuesdays 3:30-6:10 PM
PROFESSOR: Dr. James K. Hogue
Department of History Tel: 704-547-4823 (Work)
137 Garinger Hall email: jhogue@uncc.edu
Fall Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Nearly A century and a half later, the American Civil War remains a defining moment in American history. One of the most hotly debated academic issues of the conflict remains the motivation of common soldiers-- North and South, Union and Confederate, white and black—to fight in what still remains America’s costliest conflict. This historical issue will be used as a vehicle to develop the skills that each undergraduate history major should possess. Students will learn how to research a historical subject, write short (5 page) argumentative papers, give in-class oral presentations, and write a longer (10-15 page) final paper drawing upon their own original research in primary and secondary sources.
UNC-CHARLOTTE GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: This course is also designed to fulfill part of Goal I of the UNC-Charlotte General Education Requirements (the “O” goal). Upon successful completion of this course, UNC-Charlotte students should be able to:
-Effectively send and receive in English written and oral messages in different situations for a variety of audiences, purposes, and subjects.
-Communicate effectively in a symbolic system of language (other than English) having written, oral, or visual components.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Successful completion of this course provides the fundamental skills required of the historian. Students will learn how to identify historical argument and enter into historical argument. They will learn how to conduct research in both secondary and primary sources. They will learn how to organize their findings and present them both orally and in writing. To achieve these objectives, they will complete a graduated series of graded and ungraded assignments and required readings elaborated in the Course Outline and the Course Evaluation sections below.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS: In addition to adhering to the provisions of the University honor code, all students in this class are expected to 1) attend class, 2) perform the assigned readings, 3) strive to improve their writing and, 4) strive to improve their critical reasoning skills. Meeting these expectations almost invariably results in a better grade.
CLASS RULES:
1) Attendance is mandatory.
2) Because attendance will be taken when class begins, all students must be in their seats at that time.
3) Eating or drinking anything is not permitted in class.
4) Disruptions of a class as large as this one, besides being rude and inconsiderate of other students and the professor, will not be tolerated under any circumstances. If you are unsure of whether some behavior is disruptive, you probably should not be doing it.
COURSE TEXTS:
The following are the prescribed texts for this course:
Barzun, The Modern Researcher (5th ed.)
Berlin, et. al., Slaves No More: Three Essays on Emancipation and the Civil War
McPherson, For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War
Mitchell, The Vacant Chair: The Northern Soldier Leaves Home
Moe, The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers
Owen, In Camp and Battle with the Washington Artillery
Turabian, A Manual for Writers (6th ed.)
COURSE OUTLINE: READINGS:
Week 1: INTRODUCTIONS
Aug 24: Course Introduction
Assignment #1: 2-3 pg. paper : What is History?
Week 2: WHAT IS HISTORY? WHAT IS HISTORICAL ARGUMENT? (PART I)
Aug. 31: What is History? McPherson, Ch 1-6
Historical Arguments I
Week 3: WHAT IS HISTORICAL ARGUMENT? (PART II)
Sep. 7 : Historical Arguments II McPherson, Ch 7-12
Week 4: CASE STUDY I: PRIMARY SOURCES [Confederate soldiers]
Sep. 14: The Early War Owen, Ch I-XI
The Late War Owen, Ch XII-XIX+
Week 5: CASE STUDY II: SECONDARY SOURCES [Union soldiers]
Sep. 21: The Early War Moe, Ch 1-4+Intro
The Late War Moe, Ch 5- end
Week 6: LIBRARY WEEK
Sep. 28: Meet with Lois Stickell, UNC-C Reference Librarian
Meet with UNC-C Archivist
Week 7: LIBRARY WEEK
Oct. 5: Writing Period: No class
First five page paper due:
Compare and Contrast the Motivations of the Washington Artillery
& the First Minnesota Volunteers
ADDING HISTORICAL CONTEXT: CIVIL WAR HISTORICAL SITES
Oct. 9: Fall Civilian Living History Program, Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/bentonvi/bentonvi.htm
Week 8: FALL BREAK: NO CLASSES
Week 9: CASE STUDY III: BLACK SOLDIERS IN THE UNION ARMY
Oct. 19: The Factor of Race in the Civil War Berlin (all)
In-class movie: “Glory” Review Berlin
Week 10: ADDING HISTORICAL CONTEXT: HOMEFRONTS & BATTLEFRONTS
Oct. 26: Contextualizing Motivation in the Civil War Mitchell (all)
Second five page paper due: Annotated Bibliography
Week 11: SURVEYING THE LITERATURE
Nov. 2: In-Class Review of Student Annotated Bibliographies
Week 12: WRITING PERIOD: WORK ON DRAFT OF FINAL PAPER.
Nov. 9: Individual consultations with professor Turabian & Barzun
Week 13: WRITING PERIOD: WORK ON DRAFT OF FINAL PAPER.
Nov. 16: Individual consultations with professor Turabian & Barzun
-Draft Papers (min 8 pages) due
Week 14: ORAL PRESENTATIONS OF STUDENT WORK.
Nov 23: Oral Presentation Session I
COURSE OUTLINE (continued):
Week 15: ORAL PRESENTATIONS OF STUDENT WORK.
Nov. 30: Oral Presentation Session II
Week 16: CONCLUSIONS
Dec. 7: Turn in Final Paper
Course Evaluation and Student Assessment of the Course
FINAL EXAM PERIOD:
17. Dec. 16 COURSE CONCLUSION
3:30 PM Final Course Summation: Critique of Student Papers
STUDENT EVALUATION:
Student evaluation is based upon successful completion of all graded and ungraded requirements in the course. Students are reminded that successful class participation is not possible without class attendance.
Short Paper I (5 pages): 100 points
Short Paper II (5 pages): 100 points
Total 1,000 points
Grades:
A 90-100%
B 80-90%
C 70-80%
D 60-70%
F Below 60 %