Haunted by atrocity : Civil War prisons in American memory

Haunted by atrocity : Civil War prisons in American memory / Benjamin G. Cloyd.

Author/creator	Cloyd, Benjamin G., 1976-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2010.
Description	xii, 251 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Military prisons--United States --History --19th century. Military prisons--Confederate States of America --History. Prisoners of war--United States --History --19th century. Prisoners of war--Confederate States of America. Memory--Social aspects --United States --History --19th century. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Prisoners and prisons. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Atrocities.

Series	Making the modern South Making the modern South. ^A699439
Contents	"Our souls are filled with unutterable anguish" atrocity and the origins of divisive memory, 1861-1865 -- "Remember Andersonville" recrimination during Reconstruction, 1865-1877 -- "This nation cannot afford to forget" contesting the memory of suffering, 1877-1898 -- "We are the living witnesses" the limitations of reconciliation, 1898-1914 -- "A more proper perspective" objectivity in the shadow of twentieth-century war, 1914-1960 -- "Better to take advantage of outsiders' curiosity" the consumption of objective memory, 1960-present -- "The task of history is never done" Andersonville National Historic Site, the national POW museum, and the triumph of patriotic memory.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009044597
ISBN	9780807136416 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807136417 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E615 .C58 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold