Veterans of the Civil War

The Civil War In4 Minutes
Author Brian Matthew Jordan details The Grand Review, which led to the formation of veterans organizations after the Civil War, specifically the creation of the Grand Army of the Republic. The lives of Confederate veterans after returning home from the war are also discussed. Civil War Trust

Join author Brian Matthew Jordan as he details what life was like for Civil War Veterans after the end of the war. Learn all about the Grand Review, which led to the formation of veterans organizations after the Civil War, specifically the creation of the Grand Army of the Republic, as well as what it was like to be a Confederate veteran returning home after losing the War.

Various magazine covers stacked on top of one another, a baseball hat with an American Battlefield Trust logo and a man wearing a hoodie with an American Battlefield Trust logo design on it. Various magazine covers stacked on top of one another, a baseball hat with an American Battlefield Trust logo and a man wearing a hoodie with an American Battlefield Trust logo design on it.

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