“Go to Your Gawd Like a Soldier”: Transnational Reflections on Veteranhood
Journal: The Journal of the Civil War Era
Year: 2015

“Go to Your Gawd Like a Soldier”Transnational Reflections on Veteranhood Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh (bio) At its most basic level, combat creates two classes of individuals: those who perish in war and those who survive the experience. Even the seemingly simple categorization of victors and losers frustrates—witness the burgeoning field of work on the memory of the American Civil War. Even for the maimed, whether in body or soul, the line between life and death marks a stark and simple contrast. Howe