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North Carolina Civil War monuments : an illustrated history / Douglas J. Butler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Butler, Douglas, 1954-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War memorials.
- History.
- Monuments.
- North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.
- North Carolina.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.
- United States.
- Soldiers' monuments--North Carolina.
- Soldiers' monuments.
- War memorials--North Carolina.
- Physical Description:
- x, 259 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
- Summary:
- "This illustrated history details one state's commemorative response to a war in which more than 30,000 of its soldiers died in military service: 101 Confederate monuments--and eight Union memorials, including one honoring African American troops--were dedicated across the Tarheel State between 1865 and 1961. Committee minutes, financial records, legal documents, and contemporaneous accounts are quoted"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Section I. Early commemoration, 1865-1895
- Gathering the fallen
- Memory
- New ground
- A capital celebration
- Section II. Evolving commemoration, 1896-1918
- "To the Confederate soldier"
- Monumental day
- The daughters
- Financing
- Dedication day
- Soldier statues
- Monument companies
- Poetry and prose
- Women of the Confederacy
- Across the chasm
- Section III. Expanding commemoration, 1919-1965
- New expressions
- Hard times
- The centennial nears.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786468560
- 0786468564
- OCLC:
- 824733880
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