Spectacle of Grief: Public Funerals and Memory in the Civil War Era (Sarah J. Purcell - CH) Style:Hardcover 125 men—or 17% of his

125 men—or 17% of his entire force

Along the Mississippi River and other inland waterways across the South

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As a confidant of the Democrat and limited-war proponent McClellan

by Harold Holzer

Spectacle of Grief: Public Funerals and Memory in the Civil War Era (Sarah J. Purcell - CH) Style:Hardcover 125 men—or 17% of hisby Sarah J. Purcell 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.