Much has been written about place and Civil War memory, but how do
we personally remember and commemorate this part of our collective
past? How do battlefields and other historic places help us
understand our own history? What kinds of places are worth
remembering and why? In this collection of essays, some of the most
esteemed historians of the Civil War select a single meaningful
place related to war and narrate its significance. Included here
are meditations on a wide assortment of places-Devil's Den at
Gettysburg, Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, the statue of William
T. Sherman in New York's Central Park, Burnside Bridge at Antietam,
the McLean House in Appomattox, and more. Paired with a
contemporary photograph commissioned specifically for this book,
each essay offers an unusual and accessible glimpse into how
historians think about their subjects. In addition to the editors,
contributors include Edward L. Ayers, Stephen Berry, William A.
Blair, David W. Blight, Peter S. Carmichael, Frances M. Clarke,
Catherine Clinton, Stephen Cushman, Stephen D. Engle, Drew Gilpin
Faust, Sarah E. Gardner, Judith Giesberg, Lesley J. Gordon, A.
Wilson Greene, Caroline E. Janney, Jaqueline Jones, Ari Kelman,
James Marten, Carol Reardon, Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Brenda E.
Stevenson, Elizabeth R. Varon, and Joan Waugh.
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