death and the American Civil War Faust, Drew Gilpin. creator text bibliography nyu New York Vintage Books 2008 1st Vintage Civil War library ed. monographic eng

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346 p. : ill., ports ; 21 cm. An illuminating study of the American struggle to comprehend the meaning and practicalities of death in the face of the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War. During the war, approximately 620,000 soldiers lost their lives. An equivalent proportion of today's population would be six million. This book explores the impact of this enormous death toll from every angle: material, political, intellectual, and spiritual. Historian Faust delineates the ways death changed not only individual lives but the life of the nation and its understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. She describes how survivors mourned and how a deeply religious culture struggled to reconcile the slaughter with its belief in a benevolent God, and reconceived its understanding of life after death.--From publisher description. The work of death -- Dying: "to lay down my life" -- Killing: "the harder courage" -- Burying: "new lessons caring fro the dead" -- Naming: "the significant word UNKNOWN" -- Realizing: civilians and the work of mourning -- Believing and doubting: "what means this carnage?" -- Accounting: "our obligations to the dead" -- Numbering: "how many? how many?" -- Epilogue: Surviving. Drew Gilpin Faust. Includes bibliographical references and index. National Book Award finalist. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Psychological aspects United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Influence Death Social aspects United States History 19th century Death United States Psychological aspects History 19th century Burial Social aspects United States History 19th century Burial United States Psychological aspects History 19th century Primera Jornada de Catalogación Estados Unidos Aspectos sociales 002 E 468.9 F267t 2008 973.7 9780375703836 0375703837 N$S 080524 20230404125812.0 103781