From the major-general to the private in the ranks each came back to civil life with the proud consciousness of duty well done, and all with a feeling of community of interest which they could have gained in no other way.
Roosevelt observes that Civil War veterans, regardless of rank, returned to civilian life with a shared sense of accomplishment and an unparalleled feeling of community.
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