Slavery, Secession, and the Road to War - Fort Sumter to Chancellorsville
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:00 - Why the Civil War Happened, Lost Cause Myth
00:10:24 - South's Fears, Other Emancipations
00:21:58 - Early Days of Independence, Compromises
00:31:44 - Before the Conflict: 1821-1850, Fugitive Slave Act
00:42:03 - Bleeding Kansas, Rise of the Republicans
00:45:40 - Buchanan, Dred Scott
00:49:27 - John Brown's Raid
00:50:55 - Lincoln Wins 1860 Election, Secession Crisis
00:53:14 - Fort Sumter, War begins
00:58:19 - First Battle of Bull Run
01:04:33 - Border States, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee
01:11:35 - Battle of Wilson's Creek
01:14:29 - Kentucky Gets Drafted
01:19:45 - Fort Henry, Battle of Fort Donelson
01:25:49 - Missouri Falls, Battle of Pea Ridge
01:30:56 - New Mexico Campaign, Battles of Valverde
01:36:40 - Battles of Valverde and Glorieta Pass
01:53:25 - Battle of Shiloh
02:08:41 - Heartland Campaign
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