Veterans
These men, according to Richard Reid, emerged from the war with "limited and intangible benefits."
Who were Black veterans from NC?
Addiction to this drug increased considerably in the US after the Civil War.
What is opium?
Union political leader who promised to "care for him who has borne the battle and for his widow and orphan."
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
He is credited with coining the name "The Lost Cause."
Who was Edward Pollard?
Disguised herself as a man to serve in the Union Army.
Who was Sara Edmunds?
Large parade of Union soldiers marching in Washington, DC on May 24-25, 1865.
What was the Grand Review of the Armies?
David T. Cartwright finds varying and at times contradictory evidence about the use of this medical device during the war.
What was the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)?
This Confederate general became, according to Gaines Foster, the "South's premier hero even before his death."
Who was Robert E. Lee?
The 111th New York earned this nickname after their capture in September 1862.
Who were the "Harpers Ferry Cowards"?
Confederate veteran group founded in 1889.
What was the United Confederate Veterans?
What is amputation?
This political party that strongly advocated for federal pensions for Union veterans after the war.
What is the Republican party?
Who was James Longstreet?
She published a memoir about serving as a nurse, laundress and teacher alongside her husband's USCT regiment.
Who was Susie King Taylor?
A word that shifted from being an adjective to a noun in the aftermath of the Civil War.
What is "veteran"?
Eric Dean admits that it was difficult for Civil War soldiers to prove that their military service caused this.
What is mental illness (or PTSD)?
What is Tennessee?
This event in 1913 celebrated nationalism and unity and played down any lasting divisiveness over slavery or race.
What was the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg?
This famed Union general served as president of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy.
Who was William T. Sherman?
Drafted into the 8th USCT, fought at Olustee, and witnessed Lee's surrender at Appomattox courthouse
Who was John Peck?
What is Bryce Hospital?
A member of the 16th Connecticut who applied for a pension, claiming a wound from the Battle of Antietam.
Who was George Q. Whitney?
This holiday originated with formerly enslaved people decorating the graves of Union POWs in Charleston, SC.
What is Memorial Day?
A class member is a descendent of this famed Confederate naval commander.
Who is Brandon F?