Spectacle of Grief: Public Funerals and Memory in the Civil War Era (Sarah J. Purcell - CH) Style:Hardcover each had energetically sought the

each had energetically sought the presidency as the conflict over slavery was leading inexorably to secession and civil war

125 men—or 17% of his entire force

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

and profit from Lincoln’s endeavor

whose unblinking stare still mesmerizes

Spectacle of Grief: Public Funerals and Memory in the Civil War Era (Sarah J. Purcell - CH) Style:Hardcover each had energetically sought theby 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.