War Songs And Poems Of The Southern Confederacy 1861 1865

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A collection of the most popular and impressive songs and poems of war times, dear to every southern heart. Collected and retold with personal reminiscences of the war by H.M. Wharton.

Excerpt from War Poems: 1861-1865 To the memory of Confederate soldiers, both dead and alive, I dedicate these pages. I cannot forget that our blood was given for what we all believed to be a righteous and holy cause. Let every one who reads this dedication do so with uncovered head, for holy thoughts are here. Many a lonely widow, and orphaned child now gray with the mist of time from 1861 to 1899 - will name some sleeping brave who has a part in this dedication, for they are all here represented, from the humblest private to Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

During the Civil War, some Confederates sought to prove the distinctiveness of the southern people and to legitimate their desire for a separate national existence through the creation of a uniquely southern literature and culture. Michael Bernath follows the activities of a group of southern writers, thinkers, editors, publishers, educators, and ministers--whom he labels Confederate cultural nationalists--in order to trace the rise and fall of a cultural movement dedicated to liberating the South from its longtime dependence on Northern books, periodicals, and teachers. By analyzing the motives driving the struggle for Confederate intellectual independence, by charting its wartime accomplishments, and by assessing its failures, Bernath makes provocative arguments about the nature of Confederate nationalism, life within the Confederacy, and the perception of southern cultural distinctiveness.

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