Issues raised by the Civil War, including its causes and consequences, reverberate through contemporary society. Family and community connections with the war exist everywhere, as do battlefields, memorials, and other physical reminders of the conflict. Here, leading Civil War scholars gather to sort out the fact and fiction of our collective memories.
Edited by John Y. Simon and Michael E. Stevens - Contributions by Gary W. Gallagher; Joseph T. Glatthaar; Ervin L. Jordan Jr.; Mark E. Neely Jr.; Alan T. Nolan and James I. Robertson Jr.