North Carolina Civil War monuments : an illustrated history /

North Carolina Civil War monuments : an illustrated history /

"This illustrated history details North Carolina'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 Sta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Butler, Douglas, 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
Subjects:
American Civil War (1861-1865)
1861-1865
Soldiers' monuments > North Carolina.
War memorials > North Carolina.
Monuments.
Soldiers' monuments.
War memorials.
North Carolina > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Monuments.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Monuments.
North Carolina.
United States.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Section I. Early commemoration, 1865-1895
  • Gathering the fallen
  • Memory
  • New ground
  • A capital celebration
  • Section II. Evolving commemoration, 1896-1918
  • "To the Confederate soldier"
  • Monumental day
  • The daughters
  • Financing
  • Dedication day
  • Soldier statues
  • Monument companies
  • Poetry and prose
  • Women of the Confederacy
  • Across the chasm
  • Section III. Expanding commemoration, 1919-1961
  • New expressions
  • Hard times
  • The centennial nears.