Death at the Edges of Empire: Fallen Soldiers, Cultural Memory, and the Making of an American Nation, 1863-1921
(Part of the Studies in War, Society, and the Military Series)
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Hundreds of thousands of individuals perished in the epic conflict of the U.S. Civil War. As battles raged and the specter of death and dying hung over the divided nation, the living worked not only to bury their dead but also to commemorate them. President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address perhaps best voiced the public yearning to memorialize the war dead. His address marked the beginning of a new tradition of commemorating American soldiers...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1496229045
ISBN13:9781496229045
Release Date:January 2022
Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
Length:434 Pages
Weight:1.39 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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