Every gravestone in every graveyard has the potential to frame a
story far more complex than the dates found upon its surface. It's
common for spouses to be memorialized together as a final
affirmation of the vows and commitments made in life, or for
bereaved parents to be buried with children who tragically preceded
them in death. Close proximity burials of seemingly unrelated
figures, though certainly less common, can similarly reveal the
complex tales of people who otherwise walked together in life, by
choice or by chance. For example, the Confederate burial of Union
Col. Robert Gould Shaw was certainly meant as a dishonor--Shaw was
buried in an unmarked, low-lying coastal trench alongside the
fallen African American members of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment
he had commanded at Fort Wagner. After the war, however, the men's
remains were recovered and reinterred--meaningfully, still
together--at the newly commissioned Beaufort National Cemetery.
This book explores a dozen unique examples of such side-by-side
burials over the course of U.S. History. In each story, the authors
begin by describing each of the protagonists' final chapters,
before spooling out the tales and significance of their actual
journeys to such interwoven endpoints. The evolution of funerary
practices and observances in the United States is interspersed
throughout, with a special focus on military honors and burials.
General
Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2023 |
Authors: |
James Robert McNeal
• J. Eric Smith
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
277 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4766-8792-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-4766-8792-7 |
Barcode: |
9781476687926 |
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