Awards
- Winner of Willie Parker Peace History Book Award 2014 (United States)
Overview
Monuments honoring leaders and victorious armies have been raised throughout history. Following the American Civil War, however, this tradition expanded, and by the early twentieth century, the Confederate dead and surviving veterans, although defeated in battle, ranked among the world's most commemorated troops. This memorialization, described in North Carolina Civil War Monuments, evolved through a challenging and contentious process accomplished over decades. Prompted by the need to rebury wartime dead, memorialization, led by women, first expressed regional grief and mourning then expanded into a vital aspect of Southern memory. In North Carolina, 109 Civil War monuments--101 honoring Confederate troops and eight commemorating Union forces--were raised prior to the Civil War centennial. Photographs showcase each memorial while committee records, legal documents, and contemporaneous accounts are used to detail the difficult process through which these monuments were erected. Their design, location, and funding reflect not only the period's sculptural and cultural milieu but also reveal one state's evolving grief and the forging of public memory.
Full Product Details
Author: Douglas J. Butler
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.490kg
ISBN: 9780786468560
ISBN 10: 0786468564
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 21 May 2013
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""This is a well-researched and well-written book...an excellent source""--Civil War News; ""degree and depth of the research is very impressive...a most useful book""--Blue & Gray Magazine; ""a very thorough account of the various monuments built to honor the fallen of the war""--Salisbury Post; ""presents photographs and descriptions of 109 Civil War monuments, memorials, and commemorations erected in North Carolina between 1865 and 1961""--Reference & Research Book News."
This is a well-researched and well-written book...an excellent source --Civil War News; degree and depth of the research is very impressive...a most useful book --Blue & Gray Magazine; a very thorough account of the various monuments built to honor the fallen of the war --Salisbury Post; presents photographs and descriptions of 109 Civil War monuments, memorials, and commemorations erected in North Carolina between 1865 and 1961 --Reference & Research Book News.
This is a well-researched and well-written book...an excellent source --<i>Civil War News</i>; degree and depth of the research is very impressive...a most useful book --<i>Blue & Gray Magazine</i>; a very thorough account of the various monuments built to honor the fallen of the war --<i>Salisbury Post</i>; presents photographs and descriptions of 109 Civil War monuments, memorials, and commemorations erected in North Carolina between 1865 and 1961 --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.
Author Information
Douglas J. Butler is an independent scholar, practicing physician, and avid photographer. He lives in Crumpler, North Carolina.
