Vintage 1992 Glorious Contentment: The Grand Army of the Republic, 1865-1900

A distinguished work of post-Civil War social history, Glorious Contentment: The Grand Army of the Republic, 1865–1900 examines the nation's most powerful veterans' organization and its profound influence on American politics, memory, and culture in the decades following the Civil War. Drawing on GAR records, personal papers, and period newspapers, this 1992 volume reveals how Union veterans shaped Decoration Day, pension policy, and the mythology of the war itself. An essential addition for collectors of Civil War history, Gilded Age America, and veterans' history.