Reiter (2009) Turning Points of the American Civil War¶
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| path: | reiter2009_turning_points.csv |
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Turning Points of the American Civil War in Dan Reiter (2009) How Wars End.
Chapter 8 of discusses five turning points (and associated periods) of the American Civil War. Four of these turning points are based off of those listed by James McPherson in The Battle Cry of Freedom; the fifth is the end of the war.
Sources: [Reiter2009]
Schema¶
| period | Time period of the turning point | Period |
| start_date | date | Start Date |
| description | string | Description |
| favor | string | War Favor |
| war_aims_change | string | War Aims Change |
| comment | string | Comment |
period¶
| title: | Period |
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| type: | Time period of the turning point |
| format: | default |
start_date¶
| title: | Start Date |
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| type: | date |
| format: | default |
favor¶
| title: | War Favor |
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| type: | string |
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| format: | default |
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Which side did the turning point favor: Union or Confederacy?
war_aims_change¶
| title: | War Aims Change |
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| type: | string |
| format: | default |
Did either side change war aims in the following period?
comment¶
| title: | Comment |
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| type: | string |
| format: | default |