Bodies in blue : disability in the Civil War north /

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"Disabled soldiers and veterans occupied a difficult space in the Civil War North. The realities of living with a disability were ever at odds with the expectations of manhood. Disability made it difficult for soldiers to adhere to the particular masculine standards of the Union Army, yet when...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Handley-Cousins, Sarah, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2019]
Series:Uncivil wars.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Disabled veterans > United States > History > 19th century.
Masculinity > Social aspects > United States > 19th century.
Invalides de guerre > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Masculinité > Aspect social > États-Unis > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Masculinity > Social aspects
Disabled veterans
Veterans
Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865
Verwundung
Behinderung
Kriegsopfer
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Veterans.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Anciens combattants.
United States
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Gather the invalids
  • Army of the walking sick
  • The United States government is entitled to all of you
  • The disabled lion of Union
  • Man or mercenary
  • The long, long years of misery.

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