The Flags of Civil War Missouri
Title | The Flags of Civil War Missouri PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Dedmondt |
Publisher | Pelican Publishing |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 2009-05-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781455604333 |
This comprehensive historical reference offers an in-depth look at the Confederate flags of Missouri during the Civil War. Throughout the 1860s, scores of flags representing the Confederate State of Missouri and its soldiers were unfurled in the fight against the Union armies. Symbolizing the way of life those men sought to protect, these flags provide a unique index to the history of the Civil War in this western state. This comprehensive study of Missouri’s Civil War–era flags presents more than fifty authentic flags, along with information on their origins and the units they represented. The emblems, materials, construction, and dimensions of each flag are also included. From the banner borne by the First Regiment Missouri Volunteer Militia, which serves as a significant reminder of the Camp Jackson massacre, to the famed flag Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby never surrendered, each Missouri ensign represents a moment in history.
The Flags of Civil War Arkansas
Title | The Flags of Civil War Arkansas PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Dedmondt |
Publisher | Pelican Publishing |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Arkansas |
ISBN | 9781455604326 |
Preserving for Posterity Missouri's 200 Battle Flags Carried in the Civil War
Title | Preserving for Posterity Missouri's 200 Battle Flags Carried in the Civil War PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 5 |
Release | 1919 |
Genre | Flags |
ISBN |
The Flags of Civil War South Carolina
Title | The Flags of Civil War South Carolina PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Dedmondt |
Publisher | Pelican Publishing |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2000-09-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781455604357 |
This detailed historical reference covers every known flag representing the Confederate State of Carolina and its role in the Civil War. Many flags have represented the state of South Carolina over its long history. After years of locating, measuring, and determining the historical significance of more than one hundred flags displayed during the War Between the States, historian Glenn Dedmondt presents the most detailed and comprehensive look at South Carolina’s Civil War-era flags. Included in this volume are: the Lone Star and Palmetto Flag, the first Southern flag hoisted over Fort Sumter; the Charleston Depot battle flag, and the naval Jack, flown only on a ship of war when in port. Through these banners and the stories that surround them, Dedmondt relates the story of South Carolina’s Civil War years.
The Confederate Battle Flag
Title | The Confederate Battle Flag PDF eBook |
Author | John M. COSKI |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 450 |
Release | 2009-06-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780674029866 |
In recent years, the Confederate flag has become as much a news item as a Civil War relic. Intense public debates have erupted over Confederate flags flying atop state capitols, being incorporated into state flags, waving from dormitory windows, or adorning the T-shirts and jeans of public school children. To some, this piece of cloth is a symbol of white supremacy and enduring racial injustice; to others, it represents a rich Southern heritage and an essential link to a glorious past. Polarizing Americans, these flag wars reveal the profound--and still unhealed--schisms that have plagued the country since the Civil War. The Confederate Battle Flag is the first comprehensive history of this contested symbol. Transcending conventional partisanship, John Coski reveals the flag's origins as one of many banners unfurled on the battlefields of the Civil War. He shows how it emerged as the preeminent representation of the Confederacy and was transformed into a cultural icon from Reconstruction on, becoming an aggressively racist symbol only after World War II and during the Civil Rights movement. We gain unique insight into the fine line between the flag's use as a historical emblem and as an invocation of the Confederate nation and all it stood for. Pursuing the flag's conflicting meanings, Coski suggests how this provocative artifact, which has been viewed with pride, fear, anger, nostalgia, and disgust, might ultimately provide Americans with the common ground of a shared and complex history.
History of the First and Second Missouri Confederate Brigades
Title | History of the First and Second Missouri Confederate Brigades PDF eBook |
Author | Robert S. Bevier |
Publisher | |
Pages | 536 |
Release | 1879 |
Genre | Missouri |
ISBN |
This book contains both a history of the First and Second Missouri Confederate Brigades as well as a personal memoir of the Civil War.
The Flags of the Confederacy
Title | The Flags of the Confederacy PDF eBook |
Author | Devereaux D. Cannon |
Publisher | Pelican Publishing |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 1994-10-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781455604395 |
A Civil War historian provides an in-depth look at Confederate flags, covering their symbolism, historical background, and political significance. In the decades that followed the fall of the Confederate States of America, much information on the flags of the member states was lost. By the same token, many misunderstandings about these flags have persisted in popular myth. In The Flags of the Confederacy, Devereaux Cannon provides an authoritative and detailed overview of these flags and their various meanings. Devereaux provides essential context for each flag with an overview of the civil and political structures of the Confederate States of America. He also delves into the many stories surrounding each flag’s development and usage, providing both an essential historical reference and a rare window into Confederate life.