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james marten, Guest Editor The sesquicentennial of the Civil War has passed, but it remains appropri- ate to turn fresh eyes to the experiences of the men who fought it. No one knew how the peace would turn out—either for the country or for the men returning home—and Reconstruction issues, vast economic and cultural changes wrought by the war and its aftermath, even the growing role of the United States in the world, ensured that veterans were confronted imme- diately and for the rest of their lives with a very different world than the one they left. This special issue of the Journal of the Civil War Era offers snapshots of some of the ways veterans responded to that world and were seen by others. According to Susan-Mary Grant, the millions of men who fought and survived the war quickly faded from the thoughts of many Americans, replaced by the “reimagined community” that emerged from the conflict. There were really a number of “reimagined communities” brought on by the social, cultural, racial, and economic changes wrought by war, but Grant’s larger point remains valid: military service irrevocably differenti - ated soldiers from civilians during and long after the war.
The Journal of the Civil War Era – University of North Carolina Press
Published: Nov 21, 2015
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