popular series posts
As I have taken to posting on some topics in a “series” format, and have had considerable interest in some of them, this page will serve as portal for links to the most popular. I hope this will serve to improve readability by putting - in one place.
Thank you for your interest.
A note on citing these materials. You are welcome to quote the works that appears here with, of course, the appropriate citations. I recommend that you refer to the guidance provided for online citations in the format/style in which you are writing (MLA, Turbian, etc).
The Civil War as Second American Revolution
Cogitating on Abraham Lincoln as “Revolutionary”
The Civil War as Revolution – Part I
The Civil War as Revolution – Part II
The Revolutionaries of the American Civil War
Exploring Causes of the Civil War
Exploring Causes of the Civil War – Part I: Introduction
Exploring Causes of the Civil War – Part II – Antebellum America
Exploring Causes of the Civil War – Part III – The Antebellum South
Exploring Causes of the Civil War – Part IV – The Antebellum North
Exploring Causes of the Civil War – Part V: The Rise of Sectional Disputes
Exploring Causes of the Civil War – Part VI: The Contribution of Constitutional Ambiguity
Exploring Causes of the Civil War – Part VII: Political Discord, Slavery, and the Fight for Political Control
Exploring Causes of the Civil War – Part VIII: The Influence of the Individual
Exploring Causes of the Civil War – Part IX: The Debate Over the War’s Inevitability
The Experience of Soldiers
The Weapons They Carried
Why Men Fought in the Civil War
On Lice, Disease and Quinine
Death and Injury on the Battlefield – Part I
Death and Injury on the Battlefield – Part II
Jomini on the Nature of War
Part I: Introduction is available here,
Part II: The Burgeoning Military Theorist here,
Part III: The Founder of Modern Strategy here,
Part IV: The Basics here,
Part V: Lines of Operation here, and
Part VI – The Conduct of War here.
Also, Scientific Optimism: Jomini and the U.S. Army
