Across the bloody chasm : the culture of commemoration among Civil War veterans / M. Keith Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, M. Keith, 1967- author.

Series:

Conflicting worlds

Conflicting worlds : new dimensions of the American Civil War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conflict.

History.

Reconciliation.

Social aspects.

Memory--Social aspects.

Collective memory.

War memorials.

Veterans.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

Veterans--United States--History--19th century.

Veterans--United States--History--20th century.

Veterans--Confederate States of America--History.

War memorials--United States--History.

Collective memory--United States--History.

Memory--Social aspects--United States--History.

Memory.

Reconciliation--Social aspects--United States--History.

Social conflict--United States--History.

Physical Description:

xi, 220 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Bloody chasm : the culture of commemoration among Civil War veterans

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2014]

Summary:

"Long after the Civil War ended, one conflict raged on: the battle to define and shape the war's legacy. [This book examines] Civil War veterans' commemorative efforts and the concomitant--and sometimes conflicting--movement for reconciliation"--From publisher's website.

Contents:

Enemies and Americans

The memories of those days

"The greatest conspiracy of all times" : Union veterans commemorate the suppression of treason

Unrepentant rebels : commemorations and Confederate reconciliation

The enduring work of the Republic : commemorating freedom in the era of reconciliation

Calumny masquerading as history : rebels' response to the emancipationist cause

Legacies under pressure.

Notes:

Includes filmography, bibliographical references (pages 185-212) and index.

ISBN:

9780807157725

0807157724

OCLC:

880499838