Faith in the Fight: Civil War Chaplains
- ISBN-10
- 0811700178
- ISBN-13
- 9780811700177
- Series
- Faith in the Fight
- Category
- Chaplains, Military
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Author
- John Wesley Brinsfield
Description
For both the Union and Confederate soldiers, religion was the greatest sustainer of morale in the Civil War, and faith was a refuge in times of need. Guarding and guiding the spiritual well-being of the fighters, the army chaplain was a voice of hope and reason in an otherwise chaotic military existence. The clerics' duties did not end after Sunday prayers; rather, many ministers could be found performing daily regimental duties, and some even found their way onto fields of battle.
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- 2014-02-24
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