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'Faith in the Fight: Civil War Chaplains'
Authors:
John W. Brinsfield, William C. Davis, Benedict Maryniak, James I. Robertson Jr.
I recently purchased this book and had plans to read it as soon as I could, but as everyone here knows life sometimes gets in the way. So why am I writing this post. Well I would like to know if there are others in CWT that have read this publication or others similar to this one about faith of soldiers during the conflict.
This is not a book review but rather a discussion of how morale on both sides of the “Fight” were uplifted by the faith of soldiers on both sides. I do not mean for this to be an argument concerning who was right or wrong, but what were the thoughts driving their commitment based on their faith.
We have all heard or read about Gen. Jacksons faith and how many of his decisions, and seemingly lack of fear were based on that faith. At present I cannot bring to mind a counterpart to him on the Union side. Perhaps you can help.
So here we go. Perhaps this thread will be a dud. I hope not. I look forward to your thoughts and comments, and I promise to add mine as my reading of this book really gets under way.
It is also my hope that my amateurish, unschooled writing style will not scare folks away.
Here is an opening statement for a review posted on Amazon to help us get started.
"The American Civil War yet seizes the imaginations of historians and general readers the world over. Many social, cultural, and military historians would agree with the editors' assertion that for most soldiers on both sides "religion was the greatest sustainer of morale during the Civil War" (p. viii). The nearly 3,700 Army chaplains were responsible for that morale boost."
Authors:
John W. Brinsfield, William C. Davis, Benedict Maryniak, James I. Robertson Jr.
I recently purchased this book and had plans to read it as soon as I could, but as everyone here knows life sometimes gets in the way. So why am I writing this post. Well I would like to know if there are others in CWT that have read this publication or others similar to this one about faith of soldiers during the conflict.
This is not a book review but rather a discussion of how morale on both sides of the “Fight” were uplifted by the faith of soldiers on both sides. I do not mean for this to be an argument concerning who was right or wrong, but what were the thoughts driving their commitment based on their faith.
We have all heard or read about Gen. Jacksons faith and how many of his decisions, and seemingly lack of fear were based on that faith. At present I cannot bring to mind a counterpart to him on the Union side. Perhaps you can help.
So here we go. Perhaps this thread will be a dud. I hope not. I look forward to your thoughts and comments, and I promise to add mine as my reading of this book really gets under way.
It is also my hope that my amateurish, unschooled writing style will not scare folks away.
Here is an opening statement for a review posted on Amazon to help us get started.
"The American Civil War yet seizes the imaginations of historians and general readers the world over. Many social, cultural, and military historians would agree with the editors' assertion that for most soldiers on both sides "religion was the greatest sustainer of morale during the Civil War" (p. viii). The nearly 3,700 Army chaplains were responsible for that morale boost."
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