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Completely unscientific - but anecdotally, the Civil War was the first to have the "modern" template for PTSD. And it was the first with rifles. If you look ar
by RichardCA 6y ago
Completely unscientific - but anecdotally, the Civil War was the first to have the "modern" template for PTSD.
And it was the first with rifles. If you look around for similar info about the War of 1812 and earlier it becomes harder to find.
https://youtu.be/6LdG1YQDTSY https://youtu.be/6LdG1YQDTSY
- wayoutthere 6y agoYeah, it's just a hypothesis; but based on my own experience with non-combat PTSD it makes sense to me that being unable to shut off the constant hypervigilance in the absence of a threat could easily be a common thread. The American Civil War was the first "modern" war as it made use of a lot of new technology that had been developed in the early industrial revolution, but barrel rifling is probably the most relevant to the experience of an individual soldier (as opposed to railroads, steam ships or the telegraph, each of which revolutionized the strategic dynamics of war).