Where valor proudly sleeps : a history of Fredericksburg National Cemetery, 1866-1933 / Donald C. Pfanz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pfanz, Donald, author.

Series:

Engaging the Civil War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fredericksburg National Cemetery (Fredericksburg, Va.)--History.

Fredericksburg National Cemetery (Fredericksburg, Va.).

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (Va.)--History.

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (Va.).

Genre:

Directories.

Physical Description:

xvi, 253 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2018]

Summary:

"This book explores a battle's immediate and long-term aftermath through a focus on Fredericksburg National Cemetery, one of the largest cemeteries created by the U.S. government after the Civil War. By sharing the stories of the cemetery, its bodies, and its workers, Pfanz explains how the cemetery evolved into its current form"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The National Cemetery System

Wartime Burials

Postwar Burials in the Wilderness and at Spotsylvania Court House

A Call to Action

The Creation of Fredericksburg National Cemetery

Toward a More Permanent Cemetery

The Superintendent's Lodge and Other Buildings

Refinements

Cemetery Employees

Interments

Special Populations

Stories

Memorial Day Commemorations

Epilogue: Fredericksburg National Cemetery under the NPS

Appendix 1: Key Orders and Legislation in Establishing National Cemeteries

Appendix 2: The Bivouac of the Dead.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780809336456

0809336456

OCLC:

982091609