Lynn Rainville has spent two decades as a public historian exploring the extraordinary contributions of ordinary Virginians. This work has been funded by national grants, documented in four books, and is grounded in community engagement and studying overlooked aspects of American history, including historic American cemeteries, segregated schools, enslaved communities, poor farms, and World War I.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsviiiPreface1. Provisions2. Participants3. Vestiges4. Remains5. Homecomings6. CommemorationsEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Lynn Rainville has spent two decades as a public historian exploring the extraordinary contributions of ordinary Virginians. This work has been funded by national grants, documented in four books, and is grounded in community engagement and studying overlooked aspects of American history, including historic American cemeteries, segregated schools, enslaved communities, poor farms, and World War I.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsviiiPreface1. Provisions2. Participants3. Vestiges4. Remains5. Homecomings6. CommemorationsEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Lynn Rainville has spent two decades as a public historian exploring the extraordinary contributions of ordinary Virginians. This work has been funded by national grants, documented in four books, and is grounded in community engagement and studying overlooked aspects of American history, including historic American cemeteries, segregated schools, enslaved communities, poor farms, and World War I.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsviiiPreface1. Provisions2. Participants3. Vestiges4. Remains5. Homecomings6. CommemorationsEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex