Honoring the Civil War dead : commemoration and the problem of reconciliation /

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By the end of the Civil War, fatalities from that conflict had far exceeded previous American experience, devastating families and communities alike. As John Neff shows, commemorating the 620,000 lives lost proved to be a persistent obstacle to the hard work of reuniting the nation, as every memoria...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Neff, John R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©2005.
Colección:Modern war studies.
Temas:
1800-1999
Monuments > United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Soldiers' monuments > United States > History.
Soldiers' monuments > Southern States > History.
Nationalism > United States > History.
Nationalism > Southern States > History.
Reconciliation > History > 19th century.
Reconciliation > History > 20th century.
Monuments commémoratifs militaires > États-Unis > Histoire.
Nationalisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Nationalisme > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
Réconciliation > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Réconciliation > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Monuments.
Nationalism.
Politics and government
Reconciliation.
Soldiers' monuments.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Influence.
United States > Politics and government > 1865-1933.
Southern States > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1933.
États-Unis (Sud) > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1950.
Southern States.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "This mysterious providence" : Americans' initial responses to Civil War death
  • "A heroic, eminent death" : the national dimensions of Lincoln's assassination
  • "One interminable grave-yard" : northern dominance in the commemoration of the soldier dead
  • "Death in a far-off, stranger's land" : southern creation and commemoration
  • "Something like a national act" : the uneasy synthesis of American nationalism
  • The congregation of the dead.

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