Sacred relics: pieces of the past in nineteenth-century America

Origins and meanings

Beginnings

History's remains

The sentimental relic

The Civil War

The battlefield's remains

"In memory of our beloved Confederacy": pathetic relics of the lost cause

From relic to souvenir: buffs' collecting of the war

Conclusion

The waning of the relic.

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Origins and Meanings; 1. Beginnings; 2. History's Remains; 3. The Sentimental Relic; Part 2: The Civil War; 4. The Battlefield's Remains; 5. ""In Memory of Our Beloved Confederacy"" : Pathetic Relics of the Lost Cause; 6. From Relic to Souvenir: Buffs' Collecting of the War; Part 3: Conclusion; 7. The Waning of the Relic; Notes; Index.