The Veterans' Plight

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I just received notice of another new book. Marching Home: Union Vets and Their Unending Civil War by Brian Matthew Jordan uses first-hand accounts to show the problems that faced the soldiers in 1865, as they returned to civilian life. As one phrase goes, "...they won the war, but couldn't bear the peace."

It should be interesting to see these accounts from the Union veterans' perspective since such achievement of "peace" has eluded many soldiers throughout history. While this book focuses on Union soldiers and on our particular war of interest, these stories are not unique to just 1865.