This paper deals with the end of the Civil War and its aftermath. The first part of the paper discusses the soldiers discovering that the war is over and the units breaking up and beginning to go home. The paper then describes the different ways the troops went home and relates how they were received, their reactions to their receptions, how they settled in and tried to get on with their lives, and finally, the reasons Confederate soldiers formed the United Confederate Veteran's group. 11 pgs. 14 f/c. 8b.
