| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 229 pages) : illustrations, plan |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-222) and index. |
| Contents |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Prologue; 1. Masters and Fellows; 2. Plures Ex Uno; 3. "If That Is Masonry I Will Take Some of It Myself"; 4. Saving the Life of the Enemy; 5. Gentlemen of the White Apron; Photographs; 6. A More Decent Interment; 7. All Passions Laid Aside?: Freemasonry in the Army; Afterword; Notes; Glossary of Masonic Terms; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
One of the enduring yet little examined themes in Civil War lore is the widespread belief that on the field of battle and afterward, members of Masonic lodges would give aid and comfort to wounded or captured enemy Masons, often at great personal sacrifice and danger. This work is a deeply researched examination of the recorded, practical effects of Freemasonry among Civil War participants on both sides. From first-person accounts culled from regimental histories, diaries, and letters, Michael A. Halleran has constructed an overview of 19th-century American freemasonry in general and Masonry i. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Freemasons -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Freemasons. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Freemasons -- United States -- History -- 19th century. |
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
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Freemasonry -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Freemasonry. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Halleran, Michael. Better Angels of Our Nature : Freemasonry in the American Civil War. Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, ©2010 9780817316952 |
| ISBN |
9780817384449 (electronic book) |
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0817384448 (electronic book) |
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9780817316952 (alkaline paper) |
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0817316957 (alkaline paper) |
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