America's corporal : James Tanner in war and peace /

Marten, James Alan,

America's corporal : James Tanner in war and peace / James Marten. - Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (x, 199 pages) - Uncivil wars .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Prologue: no regrets -- The war hit me and hit me hard: Jimmie Tanner's Civil War -- Living with disability: Jim Tanner reinvents himself -- Brooklyn days: becoming Corporal Tanner -- God help the surplus: Corporal Tanner and Civil War pensions -- The most celebrated GAR man in the world: legacies -- Epilogue and conclusion: the footless ghost.



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Tanner, James, 1844-1927.


United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 87th (1861-1862)


Soldiers--New York (State)--Schoharie County--Biography.
Disabled veterans--United States--Biography.
Amputees--United States--Biography.
Veterans--United States--Biography.


Electronic Books.

E523 / .A447 2014