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Essential Civil War Curriculum

The Essential Civil War Curriculum is a sesquicentennial project of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech. It consists of a vast array of essays on various aspects of the Civil War being written by a stable of Civil War historians. Jack has written three essays for the project — “20 Good Reasons to Study the Civil War,” “The Compromise of 1850” and “Election of 1864” — now available on www.essentialcivilwarcurriculum.com.

Direct links to Jack's essays:

• 20 Good Reasons
• The Compromise of 1850
• Election of 1864

Op-eds

History News Network (Internet), April 28, 2008, The Five Years that Made Lincoln President

US News, February 12, 2009, Abraham Lincoln, an Everyman Who Saved a Nation

The Washington Times, June 30, 2010, McClellan and McChrystal