“Some other soldiers will watch us”: A Private’s Perspective of the Chattanooga Campaign, Sep. 20 - Nov. 25, 1863
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
Ellensburg
Event Website
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source
Start Date
15-5-2019
End Date
15-5-2019
Abstract
Cassius Marcellus Hibbard was a private in the Union Army and served during the Civil War from 1862-1865. As a member of the Army of the Cumberland he fought in the Battle of Chickamauga, lived through the Siege of Chattanooga, and fought in the Battle of Missionary Ridge. Some 34 years later, he wrote a memoir of his experiences from September 20, 1863 through November 25, 1863 as an infantryman during this crucial period of the American Civil War. This memoir, previously unexamined, provides a window into the dangers and deprivation of the life of a common soldier and gives a personal account and allows a unique historical perspective on the Chattanooga Campaign of 1863. By analyzing this memoir and putting it into context with other sources, I complicate the dry narrative of traditional history as told from the perspective of the commanders with the gritty, lived experiences of a foot soldier, including the decisive and impetuous charge led by enlisted men at Chattanooga.
Winner, Outstanding Oral Presentation, School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Recommended Citation
Robertson, Adam, "“Some other soldiers will watch us”: A Private’s Perspective of the Chattanooga Campaign, Sep. 20 - Nov. 25, 1863" (2019). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 90.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2019/Oralpres/90
Department/Program
History
Slides for SOURCE 2019 presentation Robertson
Additional Files
Hibbard Presentation Individual Adam.pptx (14428 kB)Slides for SOURCE 2019 presentation Robertson
“Some other soldiers will watch us”: A Private’s Perspective of the Chattanooga Campaign, Sep. 20 - Nov. 25, 1863
Ellensburg
Cassius Marcellus Hibbard was a private in the Union Army and served during the Civil War from 1862-1865. As a member of the Army of the Cumberland he fought in the Battle of Chickamauga, lived through the Siege of Chattanooga, and fought in the Battle of Missionary Ridge. Some 34 years later, he wrote a memoir of his experiences from September 20, 1863 through November 25, 1863 as an infantryman during this crucial period of the American Civil War. This memoir, previously unexamined, provides a window into the dangers and deprivation of the life of a common soldier and gives a personal account and allows a unique historical perspective on the Chattanooga Campaign of 1863. By analyzing this memoir and putting it into context with other sources, I complicate the dry narrative of traditional history as told from the perspective of the commanders with the gritty, lived experiences of a foot soldier, including the decisive and impetuous charge led by enlisted men at Chattanooga.
Winner, Outstanding Oral Presentation, School of Graduate Studies and Research.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2019/Oralpres/90
Faculty Mentor(s)
Daniel Herman