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200 14$aThe better angels of our nature $efreemasonry in the American Civil War /$fMichael A. Halleran
205   $a1st ed.
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
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