GDG- a new book!

[The Hahns]

on Jan 8th 2008 Drew Gilpin Faust( the current president of HARVARD ) brought forth a new book dedicated to those who gave their lives in the United States civil war, THIS REPUBLIC OF  SUFFERING-DEATH AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (with a whole lot of footnotes ).  Ms. Faust has written a book  concerning ( full of facts and figures )  death and dying in the civil war.  A glance at the table of contents gives us a breif glimpes of the depth of her research and scholarship.  I'm finding the book a grim and grisley though thoroughly interesting read.  I would like to recommend this volume to those of us who enjoy a scholarly ( there are 50 pages of footnotes ) and well researched book.