02581nam 2200529 a 450 991078490170332120230725024628.00-8173-8444-8(CKB)2670000000037606(EBL)565737(OCoLC)664233646(SSID)ssj0000457087(PQKBManifestationID)11924178(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000457087(PQKBWorkID)10409341(PQKB)11136458(MiAaPQ)EBC565737(MdBmJHUP)muse9110(Au-PeEL)EBL565737(CaPaEBR)ebr10408803(EXLCZ)99267000000003760620090625d2010 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe better angels of our nature[electronic resource] freemasonry in the American Civil War /Michael A. HalleranTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20101 online resource (247 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-1695-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-222) and index.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 The first in-depth study of the Freemasons during the Civil War 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 historiFreemasonryUnited StatesHistory19th centuryUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865FreemasonryHistory973.7/1Halleran Michael A(Michael Anthony),1963-1516456MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784901703321The better angels of our nature3752936UNINA