“I have been exposed to a great deal of the issues surrounding PTSD, but what I have learned that is most relevant to my work on Mercy Street is that this illness is timeless. We didn't have a diagnosis for PTSD in the Civil War like we do today, but those men and women definitely suffered from similar psychological wounds as our men and women in uniform do today.” MenWarTodayMen And WomenMercyIllnessWoundsPsychologicalCivil WarRelevantI Have LearnedTimeless Author:Bryce Pinkham
“I didn't know enough about the Civil War or its lingering effects as we all should. It's really easy to think that the Civil War was the end of slavery, and the triumph of our collective conscience and humanity over oppression. Sadly, the oppression and systemic subjugation of people of color in this country still exists.” PeopleThinkingWarCountryEnoughHumanityEasyConscienceSlaveryOppressionCivil War Author:Bryce Pinkham
