Comprised of essays from twelve leading scholars, this volume
extends the discussion of Civil War controversies far past the
death of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865. Contributors
address, among other topics, Walt Whitman's poetry, the handling of
the Union and Confederate dead, the treatment of disabled and
destitute northern veterans, Ulysses S. Grant's imposing tomb, and
Hollywood's long relationship with the Lost Cause narrative. The
contributors are William Blair, Stephen Cushman, Drew Gilpin Faust,
Gary W. Gallagher, J. Matthew Gallman, Joseph T. Glatthaar, Harold
Holzer, James Marten, Stephanie McCurry, James M. McPherson, Carol
Reardon, and Joan Waugh.
