The following excerpt is from an excellent article by Katrina Koerting, published in the March 7, 2014 edition of newsadvance.com.
Many people can recite facts about battles or describe the cultural environment during the Civil War, but not as much is shared about the men after the war.
These are the stories told in the first new exhibit at the Museum of the Confederacy in Appomattox. The exhibit, entitled, “When Johnny Came Marching Home: Veterans in the Postwar South,” shows visitors what the veterans faced after returning home, touching on the human cost of war, trying to reconcile what happened and the legacy the veterans and their descendants left behind.
“This is somewhat of a universal story to tell,” exhibit historian John Coski said.
This exhibit depicts what it was like for veterans during the late 1800s and early 1900s, Linda Lipscomb, the site’s director, said.
