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John Milton Hubbard
A Confederate cavalryman turned memoirist, he left behind a vivid firsthand account of Civil War camp life, marches, and combat. His writing stands out for its plainspoken detail and the immediacy of someone who lived the events he described.
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Notes of a Private
by John Milton Hubbard
About the author
Born on January 17, 1833, in Anson County, North Carolina, John Milton Hubbard later moved with his family to Texas and attended Baylor University. During the Civil War, he served in Company E of the 7th Tennessee Cavalry in Forrest's command, experiences that would shape the book he is remembered for.
Hubbard is best known as the author of Notes of a Private, a memoir drawn from his time as an enlisted soldier. Rather than focusing on grand strategy, the book gives readers a ground-level view of military life, making it especially valuable for anyone interested in the everyday realities of the war.
He died in 1915. Today, his memoir continues to be read as a personal and accessible window into the Confederate cavalryman's world.