Sons of East Tennessee : Civil War Veterans Divided and Reconciled

"Two aging Civil War veterans mourned the death of their sons at a joint funeral in Knoxville National Cemetery. One, a cavalry general, had fought for the Union. The other had served as surgeon/major of a Confederate cavalry regiment. They met for the first time at the graves of their sons--two army lieutenants and University of Tennessee graduates, killed together in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Newspaper accounts presented the encounter as an example of reconciliation between North and South. This book recounts the meeting of two families from opposing sides of the war--both rooted in East Tennessee, a region harshly divided by the conflict--placing their story in the context of America's reconciliation narrative at the end of the 19th century"-- Provided by publisher Cover Foreword by Jack Neely Preface Prologue: Nashville, Tennessee (Memorial Day, 1899) 1. Reuben Bernard (1834–1865) 2. Wartime East Tennessee (1861–1865) 3. William McCorkle (1830–1865) 4. Post-War East Tennessee (1865–1868) 5. Separating the Dead (1865–1868) 6. Memorializing the Dead (1868–1898) 7. Monuments to the Dead, Reunions for the Living (1868–1898) 8. Reuben Bernard and William McCorkle (1865–1898) 9. Henry McCorkle (1867–1898) and John Jay Bernard (1872–1898) 10. Preparing for War (Winter 1898) 11. Sailing from Tampa to Cuba (Spring, 1898) 12. The Battle at El Caney (July 1, 1898) 13. Burial and Memorial (July 1898–Winter 1899) 14. Reburial and Reconciliation (April 2, 1899) Epilogue: Knoxville, Tennessee (Memorial Day, 1899) Chapter Notes Bibliography Index