Keywords

combat stress, mental disorders, trauma

Abstract

Combat stress first became a subject of much academic inquiry in the 20th century, but soldiers certainly suffered from mental problems in the 19th century as well as a result of battle, including the Little Big Horn. The purpose of this study is to examine how the stress of the Little Big Horn disturbed the participating trooper mentally and how these men suffered from symptoms related to combat neurosis such as panic, insanity, and irrational behavior which the men demonstrated during the battle and afterward.

Original Publication Citation

Winkler, Albert "Combat Neuroses and the Battle of the Little Big Horn", The Brian C. Pohanka 32nd Annual Symposium Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Assn., inc. held at Hardin, Montana on June 22, 2018.