Lecture 13 - Terrible Swift Sword: The Period of Confederate Ascendency, 1861-1862

Professor Blight discusses the expectations, advantages, and disadvantages with which North and South entered the Civil War. Both sides, he argues, expected and desired a short, contained conflict. The northern advantages enumerated in this lecture include industrial capability, governmental stability, and a strong navy. Confederate advantages included geography and the ability to fight a defensive war. Professor Blight concludes the lecture with the Battle of Bull Run, the first major engagement of the war. Transcript Lecture Page

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Lecture 13 - Terrible Swift Sword: The Period of Confederate Ascendency, 1861-1862 is an episode from HIST 119: The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 by Open Yale Courses - David Blight.

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