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- Aug 25, 2012
I was thinking about all our family, friends, neighbors, and co workers who finished up their Hajj today by 7 circumambulates around the Kaaba in Mecca and stoning the devil. Our loved one and neighbors will now be returning home. I do which them a save trip.
This gave me pause to think about the various religions practiced by American soldiers during the Civil War. By far the vast majority of the soldiers practiced one of the Great Abrahamic Religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) there must have been a few other religions practiced by Civil War soldiers. However some of the Civil War soldiers must have practiced some of the non Abrahamic Religions.
Although the numbers of Asian soldiers and sailors would not huge, at least a few of the soldiers and sailors must have practices some of the non Abrahamic Religions. On the forum we seem to enjoy studying some of the soldiers who did not fin into our concept of what Civil War soldiers were. So this might be an interesting subject.
Has anyone ran across American Civil War soldiers that practiced non Abrahamic Religions? it sure would be interesting to understand why a Chinese immigrants and other Asian immigrants would serve in the Civil War. Has anyone seen Buddhist and Hindus serving in the Civil War.
This gave me pause to think about the various religions practiced by American soldiers during the Civil War. By far the vast majority of the soldiers practiced one of the Great Abrahamic Religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) there must have been a few other religions practiced by Civil War soldiers. However some of the Civil War soldiers must have practiced some of the non Abrahamic Religions.
Although the numbers of Asian soldiers and sailors would not huge, at least a few of the soldiers and sailors must have practices some of the non Abrahamic Religions. On the forum we seem to enjoy studying some of the soldiers who did not fin into our concept of what Civil War soldiers were. So this might be an interesting subject.
Has anyone ran across American Civil War soldiers that practiced non Abrahamic Religions? it sure would be interesting to understand why a Chinese immigrants and other Asian immigrants would serve in the Civil War. Has anyone seen Buddhist and Hindus serving in the Civil War.
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