Class Year
2023
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The American Civil War lasted from 1861-1865, in that period many lives were lost and many more lives were forever transformed. Families had lost loved ones and those who returned home were not themselves anymore. This paper will examine the post-war mental health of Andersonville survivors. Focus will also be placed on the difficulties of survivors trying to return to their post-war lives; along with the difficulties survivors faced in receiving a pension. And how Andersonville in recent American memory has been transformed into a place of remembrance, for all American POWs in all American wars. Different sources will be used to help show different effects Andersonville had on survivors. Primary sources used in this paper include personal narratives from the survivors and newspapers. Scholarly secondary sources helped expand the understanding of Andersonville.
Recommended Citation
Lehal, RJ
(2024)
"The Unseen War: Struggles of Andersonville Survivors,"
The Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era: Vol. 13, Article 6.
Available at:
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/gcjcwe/vol13/iss1/6