02578nam 2200541 a 450 991082261670332120240508234603.00-8173-8444-8(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 freemasonry in the American Civil War /Michael A. Halleran1st ed.Tuscaloosa 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),1963-1660972MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822616703321The better angels of our nature4016571UNINA