Interpreting sacred ground the rhetoric of national Civil War parks and battlefields - Spielvogel, J. Christian (John Christian), 1969-; ebrary, Inc. (Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2013)
Race and memory -- "We are met on a great battle-field": race, memory, and the Gettysburg Address -- Reviving emancipationist memory at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park -- Violence and memory -- Savage and heroic war memories at Gettysburg National Military Park -- The symbolic landscape: visualizing violence at Gettysburg National Military Park -- "The waters ran red": savage interpretations of war at Cold Harbor Visitor Center.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: United States. -- National Park Service; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields -- Conservation and restoration; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields -- Study and teaching; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Study and teaching; United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century; Electronic books