veterans

Published: 2/3/25

Veterans Visit an Idealized West

By: Cecily Zander

Category: The Front Line

A gathering of Union veterans in 1880s Colorado sheds light on the country's attitude toward the American West—both as a space for reconciliation and as a prize.

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Published: 11/11/24

Civil War Veterans, Part 1

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Photo Essays

View Union and Confederate Civil War veterans—by themselves and at reunions—in photos taken throughout the postwar decades.

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Published: 8/2/24

Boy Soldiers

By: Frances M. Clarke and Rebecca Jo Plant

Category: Articles

One in 10 Union soldiers was underage when they enlisted. Their presence disrupted families, created chaos—and helped win the war.

Published: 7/1/24

The Forgotten Men: Veterans of the Indian Wars

By: Cecily Zander

Category: The Front Line

An examination of how veterans of the Indian Wars led the struggle to create a memorial at the site of the 1868 Battle of Beecher Island.

Published: 8/11/21

Grand Army of Labor (2021)

By: David A. Zonderman

Category: Book Reviews

How the Civil War both strengthened and constrained the American labor movement.