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A host of books have been written on the subject of religion and the war or incorporate religion and war:
Addicott, Jeffrey F. "Values and Religion in the Confederate Armies." Confederate Veteran. Hattiesburg, MS: November‑December 1990, pp. 28‑38.
Bradford, M.E. "The Theology of Secession." Southern Partisan. Vol. XI. Columbia, SC: Fourth Quarter 1991, pp. 20‑25.
Jones, J. William. Christ in the Camp; or Religion in Lee's Army. Richmond: B.F. Johnson & Co., 1887.
Dollar, Kent T. Soldiers of the Cross: Confederate Soldier-Christians and the Impact of War on Their Faith. Mercer University Press, 2005.
Glatthaar, Joseph. General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse. Free Press, 2008.
Carmichael, Peter S. The Last Generation: Young Virginians in Peace, War, and Reunion. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2005.
Sincerely,
Emmanuel Dabney
Atlantic Guard Soldiers' Aid Society http://www.agsas.org
"God hasten the day when war shall cease, when slavery shall be blotted from the face of the earth, and when, instead of destruction and desolation, peace, prosperity, liberty, and virtue shall rule the earth!"--John C. Brock, Commissary Sergeant, 43d United States Colored Troops
Bell Irvin Wiley's "Life of Johnny Reb" references the religious/spiritual movements of the Confederate Army very well. You should give it a look.
Hope that could help some.
Pvt. Steve Middleton
63rd. Tennessee Infantry Regiment
New Knoxville Mess
"They call us Rebels, if you will, We glory in the name, For bending under unjust laws, And swearing faith to an unjust cause, We count as a greater shame."
There is a great book about the 9th Tennessee (who were eventually Brigaded with the 6th) detailing an account of a religious service in which a tree fell on the congregation killing & maiming. I'll retrieve the author and title off my shelf this evening. Like many of the AoT and Missouri Brigade units (see their battle flag), the 9th were deeply Religious.
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Glatthaar also deals with the topic of religion and revivals in a chapter in his book on the Army of Northern Virginia, General Lee's Army: From Victory to Defeat.
Bene von Bremen
German Mess
"I had not previously known one could get on, even in this unsatisfactory fashion, with so little brain." Ambrose Bierce "What I Saw of Shiloh"
The book about the 9th is The Confederate 9th Tennessee Infantry by James R. Flemming. Soldiering in The Army of Tennessee by Larry Daniels is excellent.
Take care Rob,
Scott Bumpus
Last edited by BumpusTN; 03-19-2009, 03:41 PM.
Reason: Typo
"The Great Revival In The Confederate Armies" by William W. Bennett,D.D.
published by Sprinkle Publications, Harrisonburg,Virginia, 1976.
Originally published in 1876 under the title:" A Narrative Of The Great Revival Which Prevailed In The Southern Armies During The Late Civil War Between The States Of The Federal Union"
William W. Bennett,D.D. was Superintendant of "The Soldier's Tract Association," and a Chaplain in the Confederate Army.
"Christ in the Camp" by J. William Jones, is definitely a must read!
Pvt. Johann Van De Leeuw
"Christians desire that their children shall be taught all the sciences, but they do not want them to lose sight of the Rock of Ages while they study the age of the rocks; neither do they desire them to become so absorbed in measuring the distance between the stars that they forget Him who holds the stars in His hand."
-William Jennings Bryan
Soli Deo Gloria!
Sir, I will pass this along and hope it may help in your pursuit. This is a personal diary which is concise and is a somewhat telling work. I found his regiment was brigaded with my wife's great grandfather's regiment which brought his experience a bit closer to us.
"Experience of a Confederate Chaplain, 1861-1864" Rev. A.D.Betts, Chaplain 30th N.C. Troops.
Experience of a Confederate
chaplain,
1861-1864, by Alexander Davis Betts, 1832-1918
Mel Hadden, Husband to Julia Marie, Maternal Great Granddaughter of
Eben Lowder, Corporal, Co. H 14th Regiment N.C. Troops (4th Regiment N.C. Volunteers, Co. H, The Stanly Marksmen) Mustered in May 5, 1861, captured April 9, 1865.
Paternal Great Granddaughter of James T. Martin, Private, Co. I, 6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Senior Reserves, (76th Regiment N.C. Troops)
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