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100 1  Keefer, Bradley S. 
245 10 Conflicting memories on the "river of death"|h[electronic 
       resource] :|bthe Chickamauga Battlefield and the Spanish-
       American War, 1863-1933 /|cBradley S. Keefer. 
260    Kent, Ohio :|bKent State University Press,|c2012.
       |e(Baltimore, Md. :|fProject MUSE,|g2013) 
300    1 online resource (384 p.) 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520    "On September 19 and 20, 1863, the Union Army of the 
       Cumberland and the Confederate Army of Tennessee fought a 
       horrific battle along Chickamauga Creek in northern 
       Georgia. Although the outcome of this chaotic slugfest was
       a stunning Confederate victory, the campaign ended with a 
       resounding Union triumph at Chattanooga. The ill-fated 
       Army of Tennessee never won another major battle, while 
       the Army of the Cumberland was ultimately separated from 
       its beloved commander, George H. Thomas. Beginning with an
       account of the fierce fighting in 1863, author Bradley 
       Keefer examines how the veterans of both sides constructed
       memories of this battle during the three decades leading 
       to the creation of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga 
       National Military Park. By preserving this most prominent 
       battlefield, the former foes created a sacred, 
       commemorative landscape that memorialized mutual valor, 
       sacrifice, and sectional reconciliation. Three years after
       the park's 1895 dedication, the War Department made the 
       Chickamauga battlefield the main training site for 
       volunteer troops during the Spanish-American War and 
       temporarily renamed it Camp George H. Thomas. Firsthand 
       accounts by the camp's soldiers initially reinforced the 
       heroic connections between the Civil War and the war with 
       Spain. However, rapidly deteriorating conditions at the 
       camp contributed to a typhoid fever epidemic that killed 
       over 700 men. The resulting scandal created a rift between
       the Civil War veterans, led by park founder Henry V. 
       Boynton, and the disgruntled Spanish-American War soldiers
       who claimed that the park was unhealthy, the War 
       Department negligent, and the deaths unnecessary. The 
       aging Civil War veterans worked tirelessly to restore the 
       park to its former condition by obliterating the remnants 
       of Camp George H. Thomas and obscuring its place in 
       memory. For the veterans of the Spanish-American War, the 
       ambiguous memories surrounding their ordeal at Camp George
       H. Thomas reflected their inability to make a significant 
       dent in the nation's collective consciousness. The neglect
       and victimization that many Spanish and Philippine war 
       veterans felt they had endured at the camp continued well 
       into the twentieth century as they and their 
       accomplishments were gradually overshadowed by the legacy 
       of the Civil War and the epic significance of the two 
       World Wars."--Project Muse. 
588    Description based on print version record. 
650  0 Historic preservation|zUnited States|vCase studies. 
650  0 Battlefields|xConservation and restoration|zUnited States
       |vCase studies. 
650  0 Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863. 
650  0 Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863. 
650  7 HISTORY / United States / General|2bisacsh 
651  0 Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (Ga. 
       and Tenn.)|xHistory. 
655  4 Electronic books. 
710 2  Project Muse. 
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