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Why were Civil War soldiers more willing to talk about their war experiences than veteran of more recent war like World War I and II, Vietnam, and the Gulf Wars? Not only were they willing but enthusiastic about the prospect. Do you think that they would be more willing to talk about the horrors of the war if the thought people wanted to here about it? Logan T | Why were Civil War soldiers more willing to talk about their war experiences than veteran of more recent war like World War I and II, Vietnam, and the Gulf Wars? Not only were they willing but enthusiastic about the prospect. Do you think that they would be more willing to talk about the horrors of the war if the thought people wanted to here about it? Logan T | ||
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| + | Why were most lost causers Virginians? Why weren’t their more politicians that were active before the war like Jefferson Davis lost causers? Why did general like Jubal Early that opposed secession before the war argue after the war about its importance in the conflict? Was Jubal Early liked by former Confederates even if they did agree with him? Logan T | ||
Veterans concern with the passing on of "soldiers' virtues" and the promoting of manly sports that accompanied that concern in Henry Lee Higginson's dedication of the "soldiers field" to Harvard was an interesting topic in this chapter. It represents again the belief that the U.S. was slipping away from the Romantic golden days of noble society and the virtues that went along with it but also showed the respect and desire to retain those virtues that people still held. - AJ L. | Veterans concern with the passing on of "soldiers' virtues" and the promoting of manly sports that accompanied that concern in Henry Lee Higginson's dedication of the "soldiers field" to Harvard was an interesting topic in this chapter. It represents again the belief that the U.S. was slipping away from the Romantic golden days of noble society and the virtues that went along with it but also showed the respect and desire to retain those virtues that people still held. - AJ L. | ||
The stories of the prison camps were approached very carefully, but did become part of the national memory. Why did people feel it was so important to include these, despite the challenge they often posed to attempts at reconciliation and the glorification of the war? -GStan. | The stories of the prison camps were approached very carefully, but did become part of the national memory. Why did people feel it was so important to include these, despite the challenge they often posed to attempts at reconciliation and the glorification of the war? -GStan. | ||
