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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 1,180 1,180 Browse Search
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865 76 76 Browse Search
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865 34 34 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments. 33 33 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 31 31 Browse Search
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 29 29 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 17 17 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 14 14 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 13 13 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 12 12 Browse Search
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J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Appendix: letters from our army workers. (search)
my in the wilderness of Orange and Spottsylvania. Ministrations to the wounded and dying were all that chaplains could render up to the time that I was detached from the regiment, immediately after the disaster at Spottsylvania Court House on 12th of May, and ordered to the field-hospital (permanent) of our corps, by a written order from General Ewell, through Chief-Surgeon McGuire. That disaster, in fact, terminated the separate existence of the Stonewall Brigade; and here properly this histacy was requested to communicate to General Pendleton our desire to hear him at our next meeting. Adjourned with singing and benediction till next Tuesday week, May 5, 1863. L. C. Vass, Secretary. Seventh session. round Oak Church, Tuesday, May 12. [The session appointed for May 5 was prevented by the battles of Second Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.] At 12 o'clock General Pendleton preached on the duties and responsibilities of the chaplain's work from the text: Study to
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Seventh session. (search)
Seventh session. round Oak Church, Tuesday, May 12. [The session appointed for May 5 was prevented by the battles of Second Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.] At 12 o'clock General Pendleton preached on the duties and responsibilities of the chaplain's work from the text: Study to show thyself approved of God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy II. 15. He spoke earnestly of the importance of our work, and cautioned against a natural tendency to indolence and sloth. He urged as essential qualifications for the work, personal piety, an appreciation of the value of the soul, and a right impression of the dignity and value of our office, and gave practical directions for the attainment of these qualifications. He then noticed the difficulties and encouragements we meet in the chaplaincy, and in conclusion urged upon chaplains to be stirred up to their great work and especially seek to improve the season of repose wh
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Appendix no. 2: the work of grace in other armies of the Confederacy. (search)
to average ten nightly, but the conversions were not so numerous as the number and earnestness of the seekers indicated that there should be. General Vance was quite sick in Shelbyville in May. He was attended by his faithful wife. May 11. Attended the funeral of Dr. R——, who died on yesterday of inebriety, late surgeon in our brigade. The hill where we buried him is red with 250 newmade soldier graves. Heard of the fall of General Stonewall Jackson. What a stroke to our country! May 12. At our chaplains' meeting Chaplains C. S. Hearn, Fifth Tennessee, and W. T. Bennett, Twelfth Tennessee, reported eighty-five conversions in Vaughn's and forty-five in Strahl's Brigade. Rev. H. D. Hogan, a private soldier, began a very fine revival in the Twenty-fourth Tennessee Regiment. He is now a presiding elder in Kansas. Sunday, May 17. Attended Chaplain Bennett's Sunday school in the Twelfth Tennessee Regiment, which is full of interest. Dr. McFerrin preached for us in the aft