Overview

Throughout Tennessee, Civil War monuments stand tall across the landscape, from Chattanooga to Memphis, and recall important events and figures within the Volunteer State's military history. In Tennessee Civil War Monuments, Timothy S. Sedore reveals the state's history-laden landscape through the lens of its many lasting monuments. War monuments have been cropping up since the beginning of the commemoration movement in 1863, and Tennessee is now home to 400 memorials. Not only does Sedore provide commentary for every monument-its history and aesthetic panache-he also explores the relationships that Tennessee natives have with these historic landmarks. A detailed exploration of the monuments that enrich this Civil War landscape, Sedore's Tennessee Civil War Monuments is a guide to Tennessee's spirit and heritage.

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Author:   Timothy Sedore
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Weight:   0.767kg
ISBN:  

9780253045607

ISBN 10:   0253045606
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   10 March 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"List of Maps Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. East Tennessee Sullivan County Washington County Greene County Greeneville Unicoi County Cocke County Claiborne County Hamblen County Knox County Monroe County Polk County Cleveland, Bradley County Bledsoe County Chapter Two. Chattanooga, Chattanooga National Military Park: ""NOV. 25, 1863 5 P. M."" Hamilton County Courthouse Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga National Cemetery Lookout Mountain and Valley Cravens House Cravens House, the Terraces Missionary Ridge Pennsylvania Reservation Sherman Reservation Phelps Reservation De Long Reservation South of De Long Reservation Ohio Reservation South of Ohio Reservation Bragg Reservation South of Bragg Reservation Orchard Knob Reservation Hamilton County Chapter Three. Middle Tennessee: ""Valorous Gray, Glorious Blue"" Cumberland County Van Buren County Warren County Smith County DeKalb County Grundy County Franklin County Lincoln County Wayne County Moore County Coffee County Bedford County Cannon County Marshall County Giles County Maury County Williamson County Rutherford County Lebanon, Wilson County Trousdale County Macon County Davidson County Sumner County Robertson County Montgomery County Stewart County Dickson County Chapter Four. West Tennessee: ""History is An Impartial Witness"" Benton County Henry County Weakley County Obion County Dyer County Gibson County Lake County Tipton County Henderson County Decatur County Madison County Haywood County Hardin County Hardeman County Shelby County McNairy County Chester County Chapter Five. Shiloh National Military Park: ""Witness and Testimony"" National Cemetery Grant's Last Line of Defense Near Pittsburg Landing Road and Present Day TN 22 West of TN 22, West of Woolf Field East of TN 22, West of Woolf Field Wicker Field and Environs, Hamburg-Savannah Road Woolf Field and Environs Shiloh Church, Shiloh Spring, Rhea Spring and Environs Spain's Field Hamburg-Purdy Road, Review Field Corinth Road Duncan Field and Environs Female Figures in Mourning Intersection of Cavalry and Corinth-Pittsburg roads Eastern Corinth Road, Sunken Road and Vicinity Sunken Road, East Hamburg-Purdy Road Larkin Bell's Field and Vicinity Sarah Bell's Old Cotton Field and Vicinity Wicker Field and Vicinity Cloud Field and Vicinity Brown's Ferry Road Cavalry Road Sherman Road and Vicinity 6. Chapter 6 Notes Works Consulted Index"

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"""Last state out of the Union, first state readmitted, and only Confederate state unmentioned in the Emancipation Proclamation, Tennessee has a commemorative landscape reflecting complex loyalties and legacies. In this thorough, thoughtful book Timothy Sedore presents 400 Volunteer State monuments with much-needed balance and wisdom. ""—Stephen Cushman, Robert E. Taylor Professor of English, University of Virginia ""Tennessee Civil War Monuments provides a superb guide to 400 statues, columns, reliefs, and other components of the state's commemorative landscape. From major battle sites such as Shiloh and Chattanooga to a range of other locations, Timothy S. Sedore reproduces inscriptions that reflect the deeply divided nature of Tennessee's wartime experience and illuminate the complexity of historical memory."" ""—Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Union War ""The Volunteer State sat on the line between the North and the deep South, and as a result became the scene of heavy fighting throughout the war. Timothy S. Sedore's Tennessee Civil War Monuments: An Illustrated Field Guide gives a detailed, balanced, and comprehensive look at the monumentation that resulted across the state, including its great battlefields at Shiloh and Chattanooga. ""—Timothy B. Smith, author of Shiloh: Conquer or Perish, Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg, and The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson's Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi. ""This rich overview of Tennessee's Civil War memorial landscape will serve as a valuable companion to those interested in the war's memory. More than a picture book, Sedore provides a detailed examination of the inscriptions and lays out the context from which these stone sentinels rose.""—Caroline E. Janney, Director, John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History, University of Virginia"

""Last state out of the Union, first state readmitted, and only Confederate state unmentioned in the Emancipation Proclamation, Tennessee has a commemorative landscape reflecting complex loyalties and legacies. In this thorough, thoughtful book Timothy Sedore presents 400 Volunteer State monuments with much-needed balance and wisdom. ""—Stephen Cushman, Robert E. Taylor Professor of English, University of Virginia ""Tennessee Civil War Monuments provides a superb guide to 400 statues, columns, reliefs, and other components of the state's commemorative landscape. From major battle sites such as Shiloh and Chattanooga to a range of other locations, Timothy S. Sedore reproduces inscriptions that reflect the deeply divided nature of Tennessee's wartime experience and illuminate the complexity of historical memory."" ""—Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Union War ""The Volunteer State sat on the line between the North and the deep South, and as a result became the scene of heavy fighting throughout the war. Timothy S. Sedore's Tennessee Civil War Monuments: An Illustrated Field Guide gives a detailed, balanced, and comprehensive look at the monumentation that resulted across the state, including its great battlefields at Shiloh and Chattanooga. ""—Timothy B. Smith, author of Shiloh: Conquer or Perish, Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg, and The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson's Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi. ""This rich overview of Tennessee's Civil War memorial landscape will serve as a valuable companion to those interested in the war's memory. More than a picture book, Sedore provides a detailed examination of the inscriptions and lays out the context from which these stone sentinels rose.""—Caroline E. Janney, Director, John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History, University of Virginia

Last state out of the Union, first state readmitted, and only Confederate state unmentioned in the Emancipation Proclamation, Tennessee has a commemorative landscape reflecting complex loyalties and legacies. In this thorough, thoughtful book Timothy Sedore presents 400 Volunteer State monuments with much-needed balance and wisdom. --Stephen Cushman, Robert E. Taylor Professor of English, University of Virginia Tennessee Civil War Monuments provides a superb guide to 400 statues, columns, reliefs, and other components of the state's commemorative landscape. From major battle sites such as Shiloh and Chattanooga to a range of other locations, Timothy S. Sedore reproduces inscriptions that reflect the deeply divided nature of Tennessee's wartime experience and illuminate the complexity of historical memory. --Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Union War The Volunteer State sat on the line between the North and the deep South, and as a result became the scene of heavy fighting throughout the war. Timothy S. Sedore's Tennessee Civil War Monuments: An Illustrated Field Guide gives a detailed, balanced, and comprehensive look at the monumentation that resulted across the state, including its great battlefields at Shiloh and Chattanooga. --Timothy B. Smith, author of Shiloh: Conquer or Perish, Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg, and The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson's Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi. This rich overview of Tennessee's Civil War memorial landscape will serve as a valuable companion to those interested in the war's memory. More than a picture book, Sedore provides a detailed examination of the inscriptions and lays out the context from which these stone sentinels rose.--Caroline E. Janney, Director, John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History, University of Virginia

Author Information

Timothy S. Sedore is the author of three books that explore how the Civil War is memorialized in the American South. Tennessee Civil War Monuments joins Mississippi Civil War Monuments and An Illustrated Guide to Virginia as a survey and analysis of the legacy of the war on the American landscape. Sedore is Professor of English at the City University of New York, Bronx Community College. He regularly teaches undergraduate courses in composition, literature, and religious rhetoric. He is also an ordained Baptist minister.

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