Much has been written about place and Civil War memory, but how do we personally remember and commemorate this part of our collective past? How do battlefields and other historic places help us understand our own history? What kinds of places are worth remembering and why? In this collection of essays, some of the most esteemed Historians of the Civil War select a single meaningful place related to the war and narrate its significance.
Varon, and Joan Waugh..
Stevenson, Elizabeth R.
Janney, Jacqueline Jones, Ari Kelman, James Marten, Carol Reardon, Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Brenda E.
Wilson Greene, Caroline E.
Gordon, A.
Gardner, Judith Giesberg, Lesley J.
Engle, Drew Gilpin Faust, Sarah E.
Clarke, Catherine Clinton, Stephen Cushman, Stephen D.
Carmichael, Frances M.
Blight, Peter S.
Blair, David W.
Ayers, Stephen Berry, William A.
In addition to the editors, contributors include Edward L.
Paired with a contemporary photograph commissioned specifically for this book, each essay offers an unusual and accessible glimpse into how Historians think about their subjects.
Sherman in New York\'s Central Park, Burnside Bridge at Antietam, the McLean House in Appomattox, and more.
Included here are meditations on a wide assortment of places--Devil\'s Den at Gettysburg, Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, the statue of William T.
Much has been written about place and Civil War memory, but how do we personally remember and commemorate this part of our collective past? How do battlefields and other historic places help us understand our own history? What kinds of places are worth remembering and why? In this collection of essays, some of the most esteemed Historians of the Civil War select a single meaningful place related to the war and narrate its significance
