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I realize our focus is on the war years, and only the war years, but if you're curious about what happened when the boys came marching home, newspapers from 1911-1915 can be interesting.
In particular, don't miss the series called "The WAR Fifty Years Ago"--if your town is on the Union side, that is. Various writers supplied the press syndicates with articles about not only the major battles, but the political maneuvers and in-camp downtime between them. It's all filtered through fifty years of Northern wishful thinking and a 1911-15 attitude, of course. Still, the articles and some of their accompanying photographs are full of little "huh? I'll have to check that out" moments.
In particular, don't miss the series called "The WAR Fifty Years Ago"--if your town is on the Union side, that is. Various writers supplied the press syndicates with articles about not only the major battles, but the political maneuvers and in-camp downtime between them. It's all filtered through fifty years of Northern wishful thinking and a 1911-15 attitude, of course. Still, the articles and some of their accompanying photographs are full of little "huh? I'll have to check that out" moments.