LEADER 02885nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910813074603321 005 20240514014353.0 010 $a1-4696-0308-X 010 $a0-8078-7768-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000035338 035 $a(EBL)690705 035 $a(OCoLC)824487065 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000525687 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11347395 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000525687 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10508279 035 $a(PQKB)11723192 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC690705 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4322002 035 $a(OCoLC)966765525 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse46543 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL690705 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10468954 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000035338 100 $a20101018d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSing not war $ethe lives of Union and Confederate veterans in Gilded Age America /$fJames Marten 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (352 p.) 225 1 $aCivil War America 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4696-2202-5 311 $a0-8078-3476-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aAfter the Civil War, white Confederate and Union army veterans reentered--or struggled to reenter--the lives and communities they had left behind. In Sing Not War, James Marten explores how the nineteenth century's ""Greatest Generation"" attempted to blend back into society and how their experiences were treated by non-veterans.Many soldiers, Marten reveals, had a much harder time reintegrating into their communities and returning to their civilian lives than has been previously understood. Although Civil War veterans were generally well taken care of during the Gilded Age, Mar 410 0$aCivil War America. 606 $aAdaptability (Psychology) 606 $aAdjustment (Psychology) 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xVeterans 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xSocial aspects 615 0$aAdaptability (Psychology) 615 0$aAdjustment (Psychology) 676 $a973.7/1 700 $aMarten$b James Alan$0867960 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813074603321 996 $aSing not war$94070569 997 $aUNINA