This Republic of Suffering - Faust, Drew Gilpin [172]
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PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF
Copyright © 2008 by Drew Gilpin Faust
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Portions of this book originally appeared in Civil War Times and Harvard Magazine.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Faust, Drew Gilpin.
This republic of suffering: death and the American Civil War / Drew Gilpin Faust.—1st ed.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-0-307-26858-7
1. United—States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Social aspects. 2. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Psychological aspects. 3. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Influence. 4. Death—Social aspects—United States—History—19th century. 5. Death—United States—Psychological aspects—History—19th century. 6. Burial—Social aspects—United States—History—19th century. 7. Burial—United States—Psychological aspects—History—19th century. I. Title.
E468.9.F385 2008
973.7'1—dc22 2007014658
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Table of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Dedication
List of Illustrations
Preface: The Work of Death
1. Dying: “To Lay Down My Life”
2. Killing: “The Harder Courage”
3. Burying: “New Lessons Caring for the Dead”
4. Naming: “The Significant Word U NKNOWN ”
5. Realizing: Civilians and the Work of Mourning
6. Believing and Doubting: “What Means this Carnage?”
7. Accounting: “Our Obligations to the Dead”
8. Numbering: “How Many? How Many?”
Epilogue: Surviving
Notes
Acknowledgments
Illustration Credits
A Note About the Author
Also by Drew Gilpin Faust
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