An acclaimed; groundbreaking; and “powerful exploration†(Washington Post) of the fate of Union veterans; who won the war but couldn’t bear the peace. For well over a century; traditional Civil War histories have concluded in 1865; with a bitterly won peace and Union soldiers returning triumphantly home. In a landmark work that challenges sterilized portraits accepted for generations; Civil War historian Brian Matthew Jordan creates an entirely new narrative. These veterans― tending rotting wounds; battling alcoholism; campaigning for paltry pensions― tragically realized that they stood as unwelcome reminders to a new America eager to heal; forget; and embrace the freewheeling bounty of the Gilded Age. Mining previously untapped archives; Jordan uncovers anguished letters and diaries; essays by amputees; and gruesome medical reports; all deeply revealing of the American psyche. In the model of twenty-first-century histories like Drew Gilpin Faust’s This Republic of Suffering or Maya Jasanoff ’s Liberty’s Exiles that illuminate the plight of the common man; Marching Home makes almost unbearably personal the rage and regret of Union veterans. Their untold stories are critically relevant today. 8 pages of illustrations
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very informativeBy Gary L. ClementThis book provides insight into a part of the War Between the States that is often overlooked; prisoner of war camps. Being from the South; I knew almost nothing about Camp Douglas. David Keller provides extensive details about all aspects of camp life; and death. The book is very readable and provides so many interesting facts about the camp and the War.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy SSG BarnesThe facts that are hard to find.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A great book at a great priceBy debi HouckCamp Douglas is the Unions equivalent to the Confederates Andersonvi!lle. This book allows you the chance to read about the North's treatment of prisoners. A must read for any Civil War buff.
