The Civil War Veteran - 9780814752043

The Civil War VeteranA Historical Reader\nAuthor(s): Larry M. Logue, Michael Barton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814752043, 978-0814752043\nSynopsis\nThe 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.\n Despite these hardships, veterans found some help from federal and state governments, through the establishment of a national pension system and s.