A Traumatized Civil War Vet -- Suffering Crippling Alcoholism and PTSD -- Spent 40 Years Wandering America as a Hobo

Published: Nov. 1, 2022, 6:25 a.m.

William Aspinwal was many things. A child soldier. A ladies\u2019 man. A mechanic. A tramp. A drunkard. A husband married five times. Each of these descriptions capture an aspect of his life, yet none do him justice. And they don\u2019t explain how he became...