LEADER 02581nam 2200529 a 450 001 9910784901703321 005 20230725024628.0 010 $a0-8173-8444-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000037606 035 $a(EBL)565737 035 $a(OCoLC)664233646 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000457087 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11924178 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000457087 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10409341 035 $a(PQKB)11136458 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC565737 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9110 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL565737 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10408803 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000037606 100 $a20090625d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe better angels of our nature$b[electronic resource] $efreemasonry in the American Civil War /$fMichael A. Halleran 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (247 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-1695-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [202]-222) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $a 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 histori 606 $aFreemasonry$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865 615 0$aFreemasonry$xHistory 676 $a973.7/1 700 $aHalleran$b Michael A$g(Michael Anthony),$f1963-$01516456 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784901703321 996 $aThe better angels of our nature$93752936 997 $aUNINA