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Essay Instructions: Answer the 5 questions below. PLEASE INCLUDE THE QUESTION WITH THE RESPONSE!!!


1. Discuss how and why Southern devotion to a system of slave labor retarded modernization in the South.

2. Could Abraham Lincoln have avoided an incident at Fort Sumter? Why or why not? Support your views with information from your reading.

3. Do you agree or disagree with Richard Current's thesis that Northern economic superiority sealed the South's fate in the Civil War?

4. What impact did the battle of Antietam and the Emancipation Proclamation have on the diplomatic struggle for European recognition of the fledgling Confederacy?

5. Discuss and support your views on Lee's goals and decision to invade the North in 1863 and whether it was a wise strategic decision.

PLEASE INCLUDE THE QUESTION WITH THE RESPONSE

Essay Instructions: Col. robert shaw role in the civil war and his parents role in the abolishment of slaves.



Structure of Paper:
All papers are to have a cover page, page numbers, student’s name, and a bibliography. Remember, the Chicago or Turabian method of citation is the only approved citation in the history department.
Papers must also be seven to ten (7-10) pages in length and will have 12 pitch font in either Times Roman or Courier font. Left and right margins are to be 1 ½”. Be sure to double space papers and attach them as separate Word documents (97-2003 version).


Hist 462
Paper Guidelines – Dr. Hill
Follow the rules of formal essay writing and keep in mind the following:
Use the past tense when discussing historical events. It is a more active way of communicating your ideas.
Avoid using passive voice .
Use the active voice.
Avoid using first person.
Do not editorialize; analyze.
Avoid run-on sentences and “flowery” writing.
Avoid colloquial or slang expressions.
Proofread Carefully!!! Be sure to check for spelling and typographical errors.


Hist 462
Paper Guidelines – Dr. Hill

SUGGESTED SOURCES
Below is a list of sources for you to consider for your research. This is not an exhaustive list; rather, it is to give you some ideas and direction for your work. Remember, any source you use on the Internet must be a reputable site. Usually, .com suffixes are sites that have something to sell. Most sites with an .edu suffix have an academic affiliation and tend to be better resources. Just as you use caution with any site, do the same for .edu’s, also. One more reminder; Wikipedia© is not a valid source for your work!

William S. McFeely. Frederick Douglass
Stephen B. Oates. With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
David Donald. The Civil War and Reconstruction
Robert Bonner. The Soldier's Pen
William Cooper. Jefferson Davis, American

Abraham Lincoln, Great Speeches
James McPherson What They Fought For, 1861-65
George W. Adams. Doctors in Blue: The Medical History of the Union Army
Michael C. C. Adams. Our Masters the Rebels
Stephen Ambrose. Halleck: Lincoln's Chief of Staff
John B. Barrett. Sherman's March Through the Carolinas
Stuart L. Bernath. Squall Across the Atlantic: American Civil War Prize Cases and Diplomacy
Robert V. Bruce. Lincoln and the Tools of War
Samuel Carter. The Final Fortress: The Campaign for Vicksburg
Samuel Carter. The Siege of Atlanta
Hist 462
Paper Guidelines – Dr. Hill
SUGGESTED SOURCES
Freeman Cleaves. Meade of Gettysburg
Thomas Connally. Army of the Heartland: The Army of Tennessee,1861- 62
Thomas Connally. Autumn of Glory; The Army of Tennessee, 1862-65
Dudley Cornish. The Sable Arm: Negro Troops in the Union Army
E. Merton Coulter. The Confederate States of America
David P. Crook. The North, The South, and the Powers 1861-1865
Horace H. Cunningham. Doctors in Gray
Leonard P. Curry. Blueprint For Modern America
William C. Davis. Battle of Bull Run
William C. Davis. Duel Between the First Ironclads
Clifford Dowdey. The Seven Days
Fairfax Downey. Storming the Gateway: Chattanooga, 1863
Joseph T. Durkin. Stephen R. Mallory: Confederate Navy Chief
Clement Eaton. A History of the Southern Confederacy
Clement Eaton. Jefferson Davis
Paul Escott. After Secession: Jefferson Davis and the Failure of Confederate Nationalism
Norman Ferris. Desperate Diplomacy: William H. Seward's Foreign Policy
Douglas S. Freeman. Lee's Lieutenants (any one of the three volumes)
Douglas S. Freeman. R.E. Lee: A Biography (any one of the last three volumes)



Hist 462
Paper Guidelines – Dr. Hill
SUGGESTED SOURCES
Gilbert Govan & James Livingood. A Different Valor: The Story of General Joseph E. Johnston
Ludwell H. Johnson. Red River Campaign
Virgil C. Jones. The Civil War at Sea (any one of the three volumes)
James M. McPherson. The Negro's Civil War
James M. Merrill. The Rebel Shore: The Story of Union Sea Power in the Civil War
Albert B. Moore. Conscription and Conflict in the Confederacy
Edward C. Murdock. Patriotism Limited: The Civil War Draft and Bounty System
James V. Murfin. The Gleam of Bayonets: The Battle of Antietam
John Niven. Gideon Welles: Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy
Joseph H. Parks. Joseph E. Brown of Georgia
Benjamin Quarles. The Negro in the Civil War
Charles W. Ramsdell. Behind the Lines in the Southern Confederacy
Rowena Reed. Combined Operations in the Civil War
H.C.B. Rogers. The Confederates and Federals at War
Edward J. Stackpole. From Cedar Mountain to Antietam
Kenneth Stampp. And the War Came
William N. Still. Iron Afloat: The Story of the Confederate Armorclads
Wiley Sword. Bloody Shiloh
Robert G. Tanner. Stonewall in the Valley



Hist 462
Paper Guidelines – Dr. Hill
SUGGESTED SOURCES
Bruce Catton. Glory Road
Freeman Cleaves. Rock of Chickamauga: The Life of General George H. Thomas
J. F. C. Fuller. Grant and Lee
Gary W. Gallagher. Stephen Dodson Ramseur: Lee's Gallant General
Emory Thomas. The Confederate Nation, 1861-1865
Russell Weigley. Quartermaster General of the Union Army
Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
James A. Rawley. Turning Points of the Civil War
Hamilton Cochran. Blockade Runners of the Confederacy
Edward Coddington. The Gettysburg Campaign
Albert Castel. The Guerrilla War
Richard Goff. Confederate Supply
H. Allen Gosnell. Guns of the Western Waters: The Story of River Gunboats in the Civil War
Tony Horwitz. Confederates in the Attic
http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/military/civil-war-resources.html
http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/bingham/guides/civilwar.html
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/history/civwar.shtml