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This Republic of Suffering
2011-05-07T12:03:51-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMmQ1XC8yMDM1MjUtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Drew Gilpin Faust talked about her book This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War. During the war, approximately 620,000 soldiers were killed. In her book Professor Faust explores the impact of the enormous death toll, which would be proportionately equivalent to 6 million today. She characterized her book as an exploration of the work that death required of Americans during the Civil War, including efforts to identify, reclaim, preserve, and bury battlefield dead, the resulting rise of undertaking as a profession, the first widespread use of embalming, the gradual emergence of military graves registration procedures, the development of a federal system of national cemeteries for Union dead, and the creation of private cemeteries in the South that contributed to the cult of the Lost Cause. Following her prepared remarks Ms. Faust responded to questions from members of the audience.
Drew Gilpin Faust talked about her book This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War. During the war, approximately 620,000…
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Drew Gilpin Faust talked about her book This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War. During the war, approximately 620,000 soldiers were killed. In her book Professor Faust explores the impact of the enormous death toll, which would be proportionately equivalent to 6 million today. She characterized her book as an exploration of the work that death required of Americans during the Civil War, including efforts to identify, reclaim, preserve, and bury battlefield dead, the resulting rise of undertaking as a profession, the first widespread use of embalming, the gradual emergence of military graves registration procedures, the development of a federal system of national cemeteries for Union dead, and the creation of private cemeteries in the South that contributed to the cult of the Lost Cause. Following her prepared remarks Ms. Faust responded to questions from members of the audience. close
Drew Gilpin Faust talked about her book This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War. During the war, approximately 620,000… read more
Drew Gilpin Faust talked about her book This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War. During the war, approximately 620,000 soldiers were killed. In her book Professor Faust explores the impact of the enormous death toll, which would be proportionately equivalent to 6 million today. She characterized her book as an exploration of the work that death required of Americans during the Civil War, including efforts to identify, reclaim, preserve, and bury battlefield dead, the resulting rise of undertaking as a profession, the first widespread use of embalming, the gradual emergence of military graves registration procedures, the development of a federal system of national cemeteries for Union dead, and the creation of private cemeteries in the South that contributed to the cult of the Lost Cause. Following her prepared remarks Ms. Faust responded to questions from members of the audience. close
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