{"id":1280,"date":"2015-08-24T20:07:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T20:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/?page_id=1280"},"modified":"2021-08-25T18:29:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T18:29:17","slug":"louis-masurs-civil-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/louis-masurs-civil-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Masur&#8217;s Civil War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This map, &#8220;Concise Civil War Era,&#8221; exists on Google Maps and\u00a0owes its greatest debt to <a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/the-civil-war-9780199740482?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louis Masur&#8217;s <i>The Civil War: \u00a0A Concise History\u00a0<\/i>(Oxford University Press, 2011)<\/a>, but also incorporates\u00a0a host of other resources from the <a href=\"http:\/\/hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research engine <\/a>of\u00a0the House Divided Project and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=zh48R4RU93BI.khhAeLBmfj6k\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW TO USE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click on menu (upper left) for a chronological listing of place marks arranged in five layers (Origins, 1861, 1862, 1863, and &#8220;1864 and Beyond&#8221;) in order to find coverage of the period roughly from 1787-1877 with a concentration on the war itself. \u00a0There are two types of place marks: \u00a0blue-and-gold markers indicating political or social events, and red &#8220;explosion&#8221; symbols, indicating violent or military events. \u00a0Each placemark contains a gallery of images or embedded videos, with short snippets of text from Louis Masur&#8217;s <i>The Civil War: \u00a0A Concise History<\/i> (Oxford, 2011), followed by\u00a0links to the full text of related\u00a0primary sources. \u00a0In some cases, there are also links to relevant secondary or digital resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRIMARY SOURCES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/18th_century\/virres.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/18th_century\/kenres.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kentucky<\/a> Resolutions (1798)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourdocuments.gov\/doc.php?flash=true&amp;doc=22&amp;page=transcript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Missouri Compromise<\/a> (1820)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu\/node\/9577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wilmot Proviso<\/a> (1846)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/19th_century\/fugitive.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fugitive Slave Law<\/a> (1850)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourdocuments.gov\/doc.php?flash=true&amp;doc=28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas-Nebraska Act<\/a> (1854)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu\/node\/487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret letter about Dred Scott Case<\/a>\u00a0(1857)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/law2.umkc.edu\/faculty\/projects\/ftrials\/johnbrown\/brownaddress.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Brown&#8217;s statements in court<\/a> (1859)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/subject_menus\/csapage.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declarations of Secession<\/a> (1860-61)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/first-inaugural-address-march-4-1861\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lincoln&#8217;s First Inaugural Address<\/a> (1861)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-horace-greeley-august-22-1862\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letter to Horace Greeley<\/a> (1862)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/emancipation-proclamation-january-1-1863\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emancipation Proclamation<\/a> (1863)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu\/node\/33817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Wilkeson&#8217;s account of Gettysburg<\/a> (1863)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/blind-memorandum-august-23-1864\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lincoln&#8217;s Blind Memorandum<\/a> (1864)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu\/node\/42590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congressman describes passage of 13th\u00a0Amendment<\/a> (1865)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.civilwar.org\/education\/history\/primarysources\/leefarewell.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert E. Lee&#8217;s Farewell<\/a> (1865)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/ws\/index.php?pid=72392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amnesty Proclamation<\/a> (1865)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/reconstructions00stevgoog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thaddeus Stevens on Reconstruction<\/a> (1865)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourdocuments.gov\/doc.php?flash=true&amp;doc=43\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fourteenth Amendment<\/a> (1868)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMAGE GALLERY<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1280 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/louis-masurs-civil-war\/dred-and-harriet-scott\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Dred-and-Harriet-Scott.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Dred-and-Harriet-Scott.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Dred-and-Harriet-Scott-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Dred-and-Harriet-Scott-500x252.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1289'>\n\t\t\t\tDred &#038; Harriet Scott, 1857\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/louis-masurs-civil-war\/dredscott-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/dredscott.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/dredscott.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/dredscott-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/dredscott-416x300.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1288'>\n\t\t\t\t1860 Political Cartoon\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/louis-masurs-civil-war\/sumter1861\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Sumter1861.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Sumter1861.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Sumter1861-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Sumter1861-460x300.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1291'>\n\t\t\t\tFort Sumter, April 1861\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/louis-masurs-civil-war\/imacon-color-scanner\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/First-Reading-of-Emancipaton.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/First-Reading-of-Emancipaton.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/First-Reading-of-Emancipaton-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/First-Reading-of-Emancipaton-497x300.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1292'>\n\t\t\t\tJuly 22, 1862\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/louis-masurs-civil-war\/confederate-dead-at-antietam\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Confederate-Dead-at-Antietam.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Confederate-Dead-at-Antietam.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Confederate-Dead-at-Antietam-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Confederate-Dead-at-Antietam-500x293.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1297'>\n\t\t\t\tAntietam, Sept. 17, 1862\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/louis-masurs-civil-war\/emancipation-day-port-royal-sc\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Emancipation-Day-Port-Royal-SC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Emancipation-Day-Port-Royal-SC.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Emancipation-Day-Port-Royal-SC-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Emancipation-Day-Port-Royal-SC-387x300.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1300'>\n\t\t\t\tJanuary 1, 1863\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/louis-masurs-civil-war\/richmond-bread-riots\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Richmond-Bread-Riots.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Richmond-Bread-Riots.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Richmond-Bread-Riots-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1301'>\n\t\t\t\tRichmond, April 1863\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/louis-masurs-civil-war\/grant-v-lee\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Grant-v-Lee.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Grant-v-Lee.jpg 496w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Grant-v-Lee-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1303'>\n\t\t\t\tGrant vs. Lee, 1864-5\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/louis-masurs-civil-war\/lincolns-assassination\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Lincolns-Assassination.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Lincolns-Assassination.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Lincolns-Assassination-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2015\/08\/Lincolns-Assassination-469x300.jpg 469w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1304'>\n\t\t\t\tFord&#8217;s Theatre, 1865\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This map, &#8220;Concise Civil War Era,&#8221; exists on Google Maps and\u00a0owes its greatest debt to Louis Masur&#8217;s The Civil War: \u00a0A Concise History\u00a0(Oxford University Press, 2011), but also incorporates\u00a0a host of other resources from the research engine of\u00a0the House Divided &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/louis-masurs-civil-war\/\">Continue reading <span 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