Stone Soldiers: Photographing the Civil War Monuments in Illinois
The Civil War veterans used public monuments as surrogate gravestones for their comrades who died in far from home. The veterans also used monuments as a tool to define their motives and experiences in the war: experiences they could never accurately explain to those who stayed home. Stone Soldiers primary mission is to photographically document 176 Civil War monuments in Illinois; an important task given that these monuments are slowly decaying. Additionally, Stone Soldiers explores the ways in which Illinois Civil War veterans viewed their service in the war through the creation of public monuments.
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