Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: A History of Fredericksburg National Cemetery, 1866–1933 (Engaging the Civil War)

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Many books speak about in great detail what happened all over Civil War battles. This is likely one of the few that investigate what happened to the remains of people who made without equal sacrifice. Where Valor Proudly Sleeps explores a battle’s immediate and long-term aftermath by that specialize in Fredericksburg National Cemetery, one of the most largest cemeteries created by the U.S. government after the Civil War. Pfanz shows how legislation created the National Cemetery System and describes how the Burial Corps identified, collected, and interred soldier remains in addition to how veterans, their wives, and their children also came to rest in national cemeteries. By sharing the stories of the Fredericksburg National Cemetery, its workers, and the ones buried there, Pfanz explains how the cemetery evolved into its current form, a spot of beauty and reflection. 
 
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