MLTH 516 - American Civil War

Credit Hours: 3

A study of the military history of the Civil War. In so doing the course will discuss those factors and people that influenced and shaped the conduct of war in the middle of the nineteenth century. Although there will be an emphasis upon strategic, operational, and tactical military history, the course will also explore the experience of combat, logistics, technological innovation, POWs, and the importance of naval operations upon the outcome of the war.