Author:
Cloyd, Benjamin G., 1976-
Imprint:Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2010.
Descriptionxii, 251 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:"Our souls are filled with unutterable anguish" atrocity and the origins of divisive memory, 1861-1865 -- "Remember Andersonville" recrimination during Reconstruction, 1865-1877 -- "This nation cannot afford to forget" contesting the memory of suffering, 1877-1898 -- "We are the living witnesses" the limitations of reconciliation, 1898-1914 -- "A more proper perspective" objectivity in the shadow of twentieth-century war, 1914-1960 -- "Better to take advantage of outsiders' curiosity" the consumption of objective memory, 1960-present -- "The task of history is never done" Andersonville National Historic Site, the national POW museum, and the triumph of patriotic memory.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
