A Comparison of Patriotism: A Reflection of a Union Soldier's Memoir
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
This research paper seeks to understand the changing perception of patriotism following the Civil War. The memoir analyzed within this paper was written by Marcellus C. Hibbard, the piece analyzed was about his part in the battle of Chattanooga. The section considers the courage and dedication that the Union soldiers must have felt swarming up the sides of the woodworks to overpower the Confederates and compares this motivation and eagerness versus how soldiers today approach similar situations. The paper regards the knowledge of patriotism felt within soldiers and how the understanding of what it means to be American fluctuates often. The research done infers that due to the varying understandings of what the United States represents on a person to person level, there may also be some different interpretations of what the United States and therefore soldiers are fighting for. The memoir, paired with books evaluating the political culture of today and that of the Civil War era leads the paper to come to the conclusion that there has been a major shift of thinking for soldiers today compared to those who fought in the Civil War.
Recommended Citation
Barabasz, Ava, "A Comparison of Patriotism: A Reflection of a Union Soldier's Memoir" (2019). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 91.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2019/Oralpres/91
Department/Program
History
Slides for SOURCE 2019 presentation Barabasz
Additional Files
Hibbard Presentation Individual_Ava.pptx (7377 kB)Slides for SOURCE 2019 presentation Barabasz
A Comparison of Patriotism: A Reflection of a Union Soldier's Memoir
Ellensburg
This research paper seeks to understand the changing perception of patriotism following the Civil War. The memoir analyzed within this paper was written by Marcellus C. Hibbard, the piece analyzed was about his part in the battle of Chattanooga. The section considers the courage and dedication that the Union soldiers must have felt swarming up the sides of the woodworks to overpower the Confederates and compares this motivation and eagerness versus how soldiers today approach similar situations. The paper regards the knowledge of patriotism felt within soldiers and how the understanding of what it means to be American fluctuates often. The research done infers that due to the varying understandings of what the United States represents on a person to person level, there may also be some different interpretations of what the United States and therefore soldiers are fighting for. The memoir, paired with books evaluating the political culture of today and that of the Civil War era leads the paper to come to the conclusion that there has been a major shift of thinking for soldiers today compared to those who fought in the Civil War.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2019/Oralpres/91
Faculty Mentor(s)
Daniel Herman