Douglas J. Butler

North Carolina Civil War Monuments

An Illustrated History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"This illustrated history details one state's commemorative response to a war in which more than 30,000 of its soldiers died in military service: 101 Confederate monuments--and eight Union memorials, including one honoring African American troops--were dedicated across the Tarheel State between 1865 and 1961. Committee minutes, financial records, legal documents, and contemporaneous accounts are quoted"--Provided by publisher.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9780786468560
• ISBN-10: 0786468564
• Artikelnr.: 37149800

Autorenporträt

Douglas J. Butler is an independent scholar, practicing physician, and avid photographer. He lives in Crumpler, North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Section I : Early Commemoration, 1865-1895
1.
Gathering the Fallen
2.
Memory
3.
New Ground
4.
A Capital Celebration Section II : Evolving Commemoration, 1896-1918
5.
"To the Confederate Soldier"
6.
Monumental Day
7.
The Daughters
8.
Financing
9.
Dedication Day 10.
Soldier Statues 11.
Monument Companies 12.
Poetry and Prose 13.
Women of the Confederacy 14.
Across the Chasm Section III : Expanding Commemoration, 1919-1961 15.
New Expressions 16.
Hard Times 17.
The Centennial Nears Appendix A.
North Carolina Confederate Monuments Appendix B.
North Carolina Union Monuments Chapter Notes Bibliography Index