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Hollywood Cemetery: The Treatment of Post-War Confederate Dead

While cemeteries are tributes to the dead, they are really about the living. They are about those who want to commemorate something.

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Join Caroline Janney, John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History, and John Coski, the American Civil War Museum, as they dive into the construction of Hollywood Cemetery and the evolution of post-war mourning in Richmond, VA.

The American Civil War Museum

The American Civil War Museum presents with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities–Hollywood Cemetery: The Treatment of Post-War Confederate Dead.

While cemeteries are tributes to the dead, they are really about the living. They are about those who want to commemorate something are intended with future generations in mind. Join Caroline Janney, John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History, and John Coski, the American Civil War Museum, as they dive into the construction of Hollywood Cemetery and the evolution of post-war mourning in Richmond, VA.

Made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.