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Across the bloody chasm : the culture of commemoration among Civil War veterans /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, M. Keith, 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2014]
Series:Conflicting worlds.
Subjects:
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Veterans.
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.
Reconciliation > Social aspects > United States > History.
Social conflict > United States > History.
Description
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.
Physical Description:xi, 220 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes filmography, bibliographical references (pages 185-212) and index.
ISBN:9780807157725 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0807157724 (hbk. : alk. paper)