What was the legacy of the Civil War?

William Tecumseh Sherman

Atlanta after Sherman

Conflicting memories: Recovering from the War

William Tecumseh Sherman

The 54th Regiment Memorial, Boston Common

The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Boston Common

Barre, MA

Gettysburg reunions.

Idealization: recovering the war

The Gettysburg Cyclorama

William James (1842-1910)

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

William James (1842-1910)

Document discussion: The Moral Equivalent of War.