Union Army veterans, all grown up. Issue 2 (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Costa, Dora L.; DeSomer, Heather; Hanss, Eric; Roudiez, Christopher; Wilson, Sven E.; Yetter, Noelle
• Is Part Of: Historical methods. Volume 50:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 79
• Page End: 95
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: Health -- historical demography -- mortality -- socioeconomic status; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Onderzoeksmethoden; Electronic journals; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 300.5
• DOI: 10.1080/01615440.2016.1250022
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-5440

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article overviews the research opportunities made possible by a National Institute on Aging-funded program project, Early Indicators, Intergenerational Processes, and Aging. Data collection began almost three decades ago on 40, 000 soldiers from the Union Army in the U.S. Civil War. The sample contains extensive demographic, economic, and medical data from childhood to death. In recent years, a large sample of African-American soldiers and an oversampling of soldiers from major U.S. cities have been added. Hundreds of historical maps containing public health data have been geocoded to place soldiers and their family members in a geospatial context. With newly granted funding, thousands of veterans will be linked to the demographic information available from the census and vital records of their children.