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Spectacle of grief: public funerals and memory in the Civil War era

Sarah J. Purcell
Resource Type:
E-Book
Publication:
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2022
Related Series:
Civil War America Ser.
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Summary:
"This illuminating book examines how the public funerals of major figures from the Civil War era shaped public memories of the war and allowed a diverse set of people to contribute to changing American national identities. These funerals featured lengthy processions that sometimes crossed multiple state lines, burial ceremonies open to the public, and other cultural productions of commemoration such as oration and song. As Sarah J. Purcell reveals, Americans' participation in these funeral rites led to contemplation and contestation over the political and social meanings of the war and the roles played by the honored dead"-- [Provided by publisher]
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Death of Compromise
  • Henry Clay's Funeral
  • ch. 2 Death of Union and the Martyrdom of Elmer Ellsworth and Stonewall Jackson
  • Chapters George Peabody, Robert E. Lee, and the Boundaries of Reconciliation
  • ch. 4 Charles Sumner and Joseph E. Johnston
  • Mourning, Memory, and Forgetting
  • ch. 5 Extraordinary Demonstrations of Respect
  • Frederick Douglass, Winnie Davis, and Standards of Public Grief Conclusion.
Author/Creator:
Purcell, Sarah J. , author
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Spectacle of grief: public funerals and memory in the Civil War era [by Purcell, S.J.]
Other Related Resources:
Print version: Spectacle of Grief [by Purcell, S.J.] (Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,c2022 — ISBN 9781469668321)
Related Series:
Civil War America Ser.
Subjects:
Funeral rites and ceremonies — United States — History — 19th century
Death — Social aspects — United States — History — 19th century
Collective memory — United States
United States — History — 19th century
United States — History — Civil War, 1861-1865 — Public opinion
General Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Call Numbers:
GT3203 .P87 2022eb
ISBNs:
1469668351
9781469668352 (electronic bk.)
9781469668321 [Invalid]
1469668327 [Invalid]
9781469668338 [Invalid]
1469668335 [Invalid]
OCLC Numbers:
1298388917
Other Control Numbers:
EBC6889500 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp302731370