Altogether Fitting and Proper: Civil War Battlefield Preservation in History, Memory, and Policy, 1861-2015

by Timothy B. Smith

"At last, the preservation of Civil War battlefields has received a comprehensive and critical historical treatment. Altogether Fitting and Proper combines a detailed accounting of federal, state, and private activity with an instructive critique of the role post-Civil War racism played in affecting and influencing various preservation efforts. Tim Smith reminds us, in very concrete ways, of the malleable nature of Civil War memory." --Dwight...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621903117
• ISBN13: 9781621903116
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"