Think you learned about the Civil War in school?
Did you learn about 'The Great Locomotive Chase," the 'Jackass Raid," or the escape from Libby Prison?
No? Then you need John Hartman's community education class on the American Civil War, offered at Southwestern Oregon Community College on Monday nights this fall from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for 10 weeks starting Sept. 24.
This term, Hartman will cover different personalities and incidents every week. He'll describe Coos Bay resident Capt. Morton Tower's 1864 escape from the Confederates' Libby Prison.
The role of women in the Civil War, in combat and out, will be covered, as well as the daily life of the common soldier. He'll present incidents of the war such as 'The Great Locomotive Chase," a daring act of sabotage by Union soldiers, and the 'Jackass Raid," an unsuccessful Union assault that involved infantrymen and cavalrymen mounted on temperamental mules.
A family divided
'We are in the middle of the sesquicentennial observance of the Civil War," said Hartman.
'It's an opportunity for the public to learn more about the war, which has been reduced to a few paragraphs in students' textbooks."
Hartman became interested in the Civil War while studying his own family's history when he learned he had ancestors who had fought on both sides.
'My family is a microcosm of the Civil War," he said.
'We had one person who went AWOL, one who died of disease, one who got wounded and one who got captured," he said.
'The more I read the more interested I became."
The same thing seems to happen to students who take Hartman's class. He originally designed a one-term class, but students encouraged him to offer additional classes. Now, Hartman offers three terms of the class with different content. Students can take the classes in any order.
No credit is offered for the class, and no books or examinations are required. Total cost for the class is $35. To receive additional information or register, call the SWOCC community education office at 541-888-7328.
Did you learn about 'The Great Locomotive Chase," the 'Jackass Raid," or the escape from Libby Prison?
No? Then you need John Hartman's community education class on the American Civil War, offered at Southwestern Oregon Community College on Monday nights this fall from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for 10 weeks starting Sept. 24.
This term, Hartman will cover different personalities and incidents every week. He'll describe Coos Bay resident Capt. Morton Tower's 1864 escape from the Confederates' Libby Prison.
The role of women in the Civil War, in combat and out, will be covered, as well as the daily life of the common soldier. He'll present incidents of the war such as 'The Great Locomotive Chase," a daring act of sabotage by Union soldiers, and the 'Jackass Raid," an unsuccessful Union assault that involved infantrymen and cavalrymen mounted on temperamental mules.
A family divided
'We are in the middle of the sesquicentennial observance of the Civil War," said Hartman.
'It's an opportunity for the public to learn more about the war, which has been reduced to a few paragraphs in students' textbooks."
Hartman became interested in the Civil War while studying his own family's history when he learned he had ancestors who had fought on both sides.
'My family is a microcosm of the Civil War," he said.
'We had one person who went AWOL, one who died of disease, one who got wounded and one who got captured," he said.
'The more I read the more interested I became."
The same thing seems to happen to students who take Hartman's class. He originally designed a one-term class, but students encouraged him to offer additional classes. Now, Hartman offers three terms of the class with different content. Students can take the classes in any order.
No credit is offered for the class, and no books or examinations are required. Total cost for the class is $35. To receive additional information or register, call the SWOCC community education office at 541-888-7328.
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