Psychological Consequences of the Civil War (R. Gregory Lande-MD) DVD ” ­—The Washington Post

” ­—The Washington Post

Hess describes how several Confederate regiments and brigades made a pretense of advancing but then stopped partway to the objective and took cover for the rest of the afternoon on July 20

Chapter 6: Camp Misery

dramatic actions at Gettysburg

Many people will find that hard to believe—especially in an era witnessing the destruction or removal of Confederate monuments and the desecration of Confederate cemeteries

Psychological Consequences of the Civil War (R. Gregory Lande-MD) DVD ” ­—The Washington PostPsychological Consequences of the American Civil War by R. Gregory Lande The conclusion of Americas Civil War set off an ongoing struggle as a fractured society suffered the psychological consequences of four years of destruction, deprivation and distrust. Veterans experienced climbing rates of depression, suicide, mental illness, crime, and alcohol and drug abuse. Survivors, leery of conventional medicine and traditional religion, sought out quacks