"Fame's Eternal Camping Ground": Louisiana and Virginia Civil War Cemeteries

The Civil War in the United States was the deadliest conflict faced by Americans during the nineteenth century. The resulting numbers of dead bodies called for a change in both cemetery planning and traditional cemetery use. The Union created what became the National Cemetery System, consisting of s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Leanna Deveres
Other Authors: Gaines Foster
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2007
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-07072007-125734/