University of GeorgiaDahlstrand, Kate2016-09-132016-09-132015-11http://hdl.handle.net/10919/72925Present value is applied to the rapid nature of Civil War soldiers' redeployment home. This paper explores the means by which Union and Confederate soldiers found their way home and the obstacles they encountered along the way. The expansion of federal bureaucracy in the post-war years still proved woefully underprepared to meet the needs of veterans, but the lasting relationships forged during combat created a social network that persisted for decades after the canons ceased fire.7 pagesapplication/pdfen-USIn CopyrightCivil War veteransJourney homeSocial networksViSVeterans in SocietyRace and/or Reconciliation, the Third Conference on Veterans in SocietyPresentationDahlstrand, Kate