Abstract
Words of the participants are the only ones that can truly relay the impassioned expressions of those venturing off to war and perhaps to an uncertain death. While numerous Civil War memoirs and diaries record wartime experiences, the accounts of Cpl. Thomas H. Mann and Pvt. Rufus Robbins provide an insightful look into the realms of familial relations and personal feelings engendered by the conflict. From their descriptive narratives, one perceives the emotionalism of putting oneself at the mercy of the greater good of country. These works tell the stories of two "average" men fighting for their nation. One survived the ordeals of war and imprisonment and went on to a fulfilling life and the other succumbed to illness during the course of the conflict—two very different outcomes, yet the men shared many similar occurrences along their paths.
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