Wars within a War

Comprised of essays from twelve leading scholars this volume extends the discussion of Civil War controversies far past the death of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865. Contributors address among other topics Walt Whitman's poetry the handling of the Union and Confederate dead the treatment of disabled and destitute northern veterans Ulysses S. Grant's imposing tomb and Hollywood's long relationship with the Lost Cause narrative. The contributors are William Blair Stephen Cushman Drew Gilpin Faust Gary W. Gallagher J. Matthew Gallman Joseph T. Glatthaar Harold Holzer James Marten Stephanie McCurry James M. McPherson Carol Reardon and Joan Waugh.<br><br>