This Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust.
Drew Gilpin Faust examines how the scale of death in the American Civil War changed both individual lives and the nation. The subject extends beyond the battlefield to the work of understanding and responding to loss.
Read it for the responsibilities that remain after fighting ends. It invites a discussion of how societies give meaning to death, and how those meanings shape the way a war is remembered.
Cover shown: Vintage paperback, ISBN 9780375703836. The Amazon option is this paperback; Apple Books and Kobo offer the ebook, ISBN 9780307268587.
