Sing not war : the lives of Union & Confederate veterans in Gilded Age America

Summary: After the Civil War, white Confederate and Union army veterans reentered--or struggled to reenter--the lives and communities they had left behind. In Sing Not War, James Marten explores how the nineteenth century's ""Greatest Generation"" attempted to blend back into society and how their experiences were treated by non-veterans. Many soldiers, Marten reveals, had a much harder time reintegrating into their communities and returning to their civilian lives than has been previously understood. Although Civil War veterans were generally well taken care of during the Gilded Age, Mar.

Record details

ISBN: 9781469622026
ISBN: 9780807834763
ISBN: 0807834769
ISBN: 9781469603087
ISBN: 9780807877685
ISBN: 146960308X
ISBN: 0807877689
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 339 pages) : illustrations
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Computer data.
Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, �2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:september.20 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Melt away ye armies : endings and beginnings -- 2. Maimed darlings : living with disability -- 3. Saner wars : veterans, veteranhood, and commerce -- 4. Regiments so piteous : soldiers' homes, communities and manhood -- 5. Another gathering army : pensions and preference -- 6. Sad, unnatural shows of war : veterans' identity and distinctiveness.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:	English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.