The [American] Civil War and Reconstruction - Credit by Examination - DANTES

Earn three (upper level) college semester hours credit in "The Civil War and Reconstruction" by passing DANTES examination SE-483 or SF-483 with a recommended scaled score of 47 (out of 112) using this study guide:

1. Begin your study by downloading the official Fact Sheet for this exam. (If Thompson Prometric has moved these (again) try here.
   
   
2. Assess your current readiness for the exam by reviewing the Content section and answering the sample questions.
   
   
3. Obtain materials to improve your skills in areas where you need additional study from among the following:
   
   

   The PBS series:The Civil War (Long, detailed) DVD One or more of the texts from the Reference Publications section of the fact sheet, or other suitable textbook. You may wish to use the DANTES Series The Civil War and Reconstruction Guide. (See "rudman.html" first.) Our Bookstore features additional American Civil War titles, which may be cheaper and easier to use than the "official" texts. A Short History of the Civil War Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era Buy this book with Reconstruction by Eric Foner today! Buy Together Today: The Civil War for Dummies

   
   
4. When you are ready, schedule an examination:
   
   
   • Active duty (U.S.) military personnel contact your command DANTES office.
   • National Guard and Reserve personnel may also be eligible for assistance.
   • Others contact the College or University administering the test.

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DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support) offers credit by examination via a group of standardized tests developed for the voluntary education programs of the U.S. Armed Forces which have now been made available for civilian use. The civilian tests are administered by the Chauncey Group International , a wholly owned subsidiary of the Educational Testing Service.

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The bibliography below is based on the suggested preparation readings for the DANTES tests. It has been updated from the original recommendations with respect to current editions and changes of publisher so far as is practicable.

• Boatner, Mark Mayo. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1991.
• Boritt, Gabor S. ed. Why the Confederacy Lost. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
• Toplin, Robert B., ed. Ken Burns' The Civil War: Historians Respond. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
• Commager, Henry ed. Why the North Won the Civil War. New York: Macmillan, 1962.
• Eaton, Clement. A History of the Southern Confederacy. New York: The Free Press, 1965.
• Foner, Eric. Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution. Ill. ed. New York: Harper Collins, 2002.
• Foote, Shelby. The Civil War, A Narrative. (3 vols.) New York: Random House, 1986.
  • Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville
  • Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian
  • Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox
• McPherson, James. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
• * McPherson, James M.Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction 3rd ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2001
  
  
• Nevins, Allan. Ordeal of the Union.(4 vols.)New York: Collier Books, 1992.

  VOL 1:(1847-1857) VOL 2:(1857-1861) VOL 3:(1861-1862) VOL 4:(1863-1865)

• Nolan, Alan T. Lee Considered: General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History. Chapel Hill, NC: U.N.C. Press, 1991.
• Paludan, Phillip Shaw. A People's Contest: The Union and Civil War. 2nd ed Lawrence, KS: Univ. Press of Kansas, 1996.
• Randall, James, et. al. The Civil War and Reconstruction. 2nd ed. New York: W. W. Norton and Co., 2001.
• Thomas, Benjamin P. Abraham Lincoln: A Biography. New York: Random House, 1989.
• Thomas, Emory M. The Confederate Nation. New York: Harper and Row, 1979.

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