HIST 246

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level

Survey of the Civil War era from 1848 to 1876. Topics include the causes of the war; the mobilization of Northern and Southern armies; race, slavery and emancipation; Reconstruction; the Civil War in contemporary popular culture and memory; and the global dimensions of the war and its aftermath.

Prerequisites & course information

Short Title: AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA Department: History Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Lecture Distribution Group: Distribution Group I Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students. Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027