Recalling deeds immortal : Florida monuments to the Civil War / William B. Lees and Frederick P. Gaske.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lees, William B.

Contributor:

Gaske, Frederick P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War memorials--Florida--History.

War memorials.

Historic sites--Florida--History.

Historic sites.

Soldiers' monuments--Florida--History.

Soldiers' monuments.

History, Military.

History.

Monuments.

Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.

Florida.

Florida--History, Military.

Buildings--Florida.

Buildings.

Physical Description:

xvii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2014]

Summary:

Over a century and a half ago, the United States was ruptured by battle, blockade, economic deprivation, and the death of native sons. Today, tributes to the valor and sacrifice or Florida's soldiers, sailors, and civilians can be found from the Panhandle to the Keys. In this comprehensive volume, William Lees and Frederick Gaske reveal the diversity of Civil War monuments built in Florida between Reconstruction and the present day, elucidating their emblematic and social dimensions. Most monuments built in Florida honor the Confederacy, praising the valor of Southern soldiers and often extolling the righteousness of their "Lost Cause." At the same time, a fascinating minority of Union monuments also exists in the state-and these bear notably muted messages. Recalling Deeds Immortal shows how the erection of these bronze and stone monuments created new social battlegrounds as, over the years, groups such as the Ladies' Memorial Associations, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Grand Army of the Republic competed to control the messages behind the memorialization of fallen soldiers and veterans. Examining the evolution of Civil War monuments, the authors demonstrate that the construction of these memorials is itself an important part of Civil War and post-Civil War history. Book jacket.

Contents:

Reconstruction and beyond: different memories

Remembering Confederate sacrifice and valor after reconstruction

Remembering the Union soldier and sailor

Remembering Hallowed Ground

Monuments erected after the Civil War centennial.

Notes:

"A Florida quincentennial book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-354) and index.

ISBN:

9780813049960

0813049962

OCLC:

893207527