Remembering the Battle of the Crater War as Murder New Directions in Southern History (Audible Audio Edition) Kevin Levin Jack de Golia University Press Audiobooks Books
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The Battle of the Crater is known as one of the Civil War's bloodiest struggles - a Union loss with combined casualties of 5,000, many of whom were members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) under Union Brigadier General Edward Ferrero. The battle was a violent clash of forces as Confederate soldiers fought for the first time against African American soldiers. After the Union lost the battle, these black soldiers were captured and subject both to extensive abuse and the threat of being returned to slavery in the South. Yet, despite their heroism and sacrifice, these men are often overlooked in public memory of the war.
In Remembering the Battle of the Crater War is Murder, Kevin M. Levin addresses the shared recollection of a battle that epitomizes the way Americans have chosen to remember, or in many cases forget, the presence of the USCT. The volume analyzes how the racial component of the war's history was portrayed at various points during the 140 years following its conclusion, illuminating the social changes and challenges experienced by the nation as a whole. Remembering the Battle of the Crater gives the members of the USCT a newfound voice in history.
Remembering the Battle of the Crater War as Murder New Directions in Southern History (Audible Audio Edition) Kevin Levin Jack de Golia University Press Audiobooks Books
Unlike many books examining Civil War memory, Levin doesn't stop in the 1870's or early 20th century, but takes the reader all the way to modern times. Through an in depth analysis of how people choose to remember the Battle of the Crater, Levin gets to the heart of Lost Cause mythology, and the refusal of both sides to acknowledge the contribution, and importance of black Union troops. His research includes the pushback to the Lost Cause during the Civil Rights movement, and shows the effects of Civil War memory on the city of Petersburg. A must read for anyone who seeks to understand how Civil War memory has shaped America today.Product details
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Remembering the Battle of the Crater War as Murder New Directions in Southern History (Audible Audio Edition) Kevin Levin Jack de Golia University Press Audiobooks Books Reviews
Levin is an excellent historian on the memory of the Civil War. "Remembering the Battle of the Crater" is a fine example. Well thought-out and well-argued, Levin's book should be read alongside the standard accounts of the battle in order to go beyond the standard "this unit moved here and that unit moved there" narratives.
I normally don't post reviews on , but given the absurd number of anti-Semites and Angry Confederacy Nostalgia Dads coming here to whine and skew the rating downward, I thought I would add my two cents about this book. It's a good read, and takes an old-school civil war scholarship model of focusing on one battle, to say something enthralling and new and extremely important about this lesser-known moment in the war and its long forgotten legacy in our times. I think it's very telling that the only negative reviews here are either from folks letting their true colors show right off the bat (namely, the pale hues of tired, utterly unoriginal bigotry); or the feedback complains of "revisionism," which just seems like shorthand for "this yankee is making an argument that threatens my fragile reality." It has been my experience that folks who dismiss works of history for "revisionism" are the same people who would argue emphatically that history is unequivocally true, is about facts, is a completely neutral endeavor, is a trade by and for people in power who produce books to fetishize cannons, trumpets, and the smell of men in trenches. Levin's book is not that, thank goodness, and instead provides a perspective on civil war memory with insight enough to make the War Dads mad.
Kevin Levin is a wonderful scholar, not only of the Civil War but, more importantly, how we remember the war, and this book is a fine addition to that conversation, especially now. I've been reading about the war for years and there were many things in this book I wasn't familiar with and are not being taught and it's long past time they are. I learned about this book from Professor Levin's blog, where he continues that work and it's well worth following. It's a shame we still have trouble looking directly at the War and seeing it for what it was.
I would also point out that none of the negative reviewers here actually read the book; they are here pushing their Lost Cause and/or racist narrative, which is embarrassing if not disgraceful. Not the language they use
"While jewish "historians" are generally hard pressed to find much complimentary to say about ANY group of their spiritual inferiors ... "
"A liberals attempt to change history."
And I don't even know where to start with Silver Dollar, who is clearly clearly a Lost Cause Mythologist and seems to be stalking Professor Levin ...
The book is well footnoted and a worthy addition to the Conversation about the War and it's meaning.
Very informative book about a little known battle of the Civil War! Very good reading.
After reading the negative reviews on this book I knew it was a book I needed to read. I found the book an excellent read. Well written, well researched with the author's views objectively presented.
I just loved this book. Couldn't put it down. Extremely well written, and persuasively argued. I have led groups of college students on tours of the Petersburg Battlefield six times over the last decade, but this book will make my next visit to the battlefield a few weeks from now so much richer. Anyone interested in the memory of the Civil War will find this an immensely rewarding read.
Unlike many books examining Civil War memory, Levin doesn't stop in the 1870's or early 20th century, but takes the reader all the way to modern times. Through an in depth analysis of how people choose to remember the Battle of the Crater, Levin gets to the heart of Lost Cause mythology, and the refusal of both sides to acknowledge the contribution, and importance of black Union troops. His research includes the pushback to the Lost Cause during the Civil Rights movement, and shows the effects of Civil War memory on the city of Petersburg. A must read for anyone who seeks to understand how Civil War memory has shaped America today.
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