This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust
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Book Summary Author: Drew Gilpin Faust Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2008-01-08 ISBN: 037540404X Number of pages: 368 Publisher: Knopf |
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Book Reviews of the This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
Customer Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
Its difficult to imagine the bloodshed that took place in the Civil War, and the impact it had on the generation that fought it and their families. Out of a population of 30 million or so, 3.3 million fought and over 620,000 died. In the battle of Gettysburg, the clashing armies endured 51,000 casualties in only 2 days of fighting. It was truly the only time in US history that we have waged total war on an adversary. Most of this is lost in most histories of the war. They tend to deal with more macro issues surrounding the conflict.
Faust's new historical work on the Civil War brings home the stories, on a very personal and visceral level the impact that the war had Americans, as no family was left unaffected by the conflict. The scale of what happened was not expected by either side during the start of the war, and Faust uses first hand accounts to bring the disbelief and horror that rising death toll had on the nation.
Not a stand alone history of the conflict, but an excellent companion.