Civil War soldiers fought close-up, in grisly, deafening conditions. MANY SOLDIERS volunteered to “see the elephant,” a period metaphor for witnessing something exotic, outside the realm of everyday life. Volunteers might also have hoped that participating in the circus of war would confer some special status back home. In actuality, they could find combat invigorating, …
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