ISBN: 9780814752036

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: NEW YORK UNIV PR], The Civil War Veteran presents a profound but often troubling story of the postwar experiences of Union and Confederate Civil War veterans. Most e… Meer...

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: NEW YORK UNIV PR], The Civil War Veteran presents a profound but often troubling story of the postwar experiences of Union and Confederate Civil War veterans. Most ex-soldiers and their neighbors readjusted smoothly. However, many arrived home with or developed serious problems: poverty, drug and alcohol addiction, and other manifestations of post traumatic stress syndrome, such as flashbacks and paranoia, plagued these veterans. Black veterans in particular suffered a particularly cruel fate: they fought with distinction and for their freedom, but postwar racism obliterated recognition of their wartime contributions. Despite these hardships, veterans found some help from federal and state governments, through the establishment of a national pension system and soldiers' homes. Yet veterans did not passively accept this assistance--some influenced and created policy in public office, while others joined together in veterans' organizations such as the Grand Army of the Republic to fight for their rights and to shape the collective memory of the Civil War. As the number of veterans from wars in the Middle East rapidly increases, the stories in The Civil War Veteran give us valuable perspective on the challenges of readjustment for ex-soldiers and American society. Versandfertig in 2-4 Wochen, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten)<

ISBN: 9780814752036

The Civil War Veteran presents a profound but often troubling story of the postwar experiences of Union and Confederate Civil War veterans. Most ex-soldiers and their neighbors readjusted… Meer...

The Civil War Veteran presents a profound but often troubling story of the postwar experiences of Union and Confederate Civil War veterans. Most ex-soldiers and their neighbors readjusted smoothly. However, many arrived home with or developed serious problems; poverty, drug and alcohol addiction, and other manifestations of post traumatic stress syndrome, such as flashbacks and paranoia, plagued these veterans. Black veterans in particular suffered a particularly cruel fate: they fought with distinction and for their freedom, but postwar racism obliterated recognition of their wartime contributions.Despite these hardships, veterans found some help from federal and state governments, through the establishment of a national pension system and soldiers' homes. Yet veterans did not passively accept this assistance—some influenced and created policy in public office, while others joined together in veterans’ organizations such as the Grand Army of the Republic to fight for their rights and to shape the collective memory of the Civil War. As the number of veterans from wars in the Middle East rapidly increases, the stories in the pages of The Civil War Veteran give us valuable perspective on the challenges of readjustment for ex-soldiers and American society. New Textbooks>Hardcover>Military History>Civil War,Reconstruction>Civil War, New York University Press Core >2 >T<

ISBN: 9780814752036

Hardback, [PU: New York University Press], Presents a story of the postwar experiences of Union and Confederate Civil War veterans. This work gives the reader a perspective on the challen… Meer...

Hardback, [PU: New York University Press], Presents a story of the postwar experiences of Union and Confederate Civil War veterans. This work gives the reader a perspective on the challenges of readjustment for ex-soldiers and American society., History Of The Americas<

ISBN: 9780814752036

The Civil War Veteran A Historical Reader Author :Larry M. Logue Michael Barton 9780814752036 0814752039, [PU: New York University Press]