Heavy Laden
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Heavy Laden

Union Veterans, Psychological Illness, and Suicide

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Heavy Laden

Union Veterans, Psychological Illness, and Suicide

About this book

The psychological aftereffects of war are not just a modern-day plight. Following the Civil War, numerous soldiers returned with damaged bodies or damaged minds. Drawing on archival materials including digitized records for more than 70, 000 white and African-American Union army recruits, newspaper reports, and census returns, Larry M. Logue and Peter Blanck uncover the diversity and severity of Civil War veterans' psychological distress. Their findings concerning the recognition of veterans' post-traumatic stress disorders, treatment programs, and suicide rates will inform current studies on how to effectively cope with this enduring disability in former soldiers. This compelling book brings to light the continued sacrifices of men who went to war.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Epigraph
  7. Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. List of Tables
  10. Foreword
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. Introduction
  13. 1 What Is a Union Veteran?
  14. 2 Changed Men
  15. 3 When War Came
  16. 4 Perilous Years
  17. 5 Aftershocks
  18. 6 Trials of Black Veterans
  19. 7 Heavy Laden
  20. Conclusion: This Freedom from Insanity
  21. Appendix: Sizing Up Sources
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index