Browse Items (1207 total)
Recuperating in the Far South“1863. Mobile and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A wounded soldier goes “home” to recuperate and enjoy emotional support “by my old friends.”
Religion and Reconstruction“1865. Kentucky and Nashville. A former Confederate chaplain comments upon the first months of Union dominance in the defeated South.”
Reconstrcution in Tennessee“October-December 1865. Tennessee. A former Confederate chaplain encounters Reconstruction his Presbyterian ministry.”
Rev. James H. McNeilly, D.D.
Last Days of the Confederacy: Letters from Jefferson Davis During that Period“1863-1865. General. A close associate of the Confederate president who was chaplain of the 49lh Miss. Regt. Proudly remembers his leader’s courage…
In Winter Quarters of Dalton, Ga“1863. North Georgia. The strain of winter without adequate supplies and religion in the ranks.”
From Gloom to Glory“Late 1864. Middle Tennessee. A former Confederate chaplain offers a story about the joys of going from “rags and tatters” as Confederate paper is…
Early Confederate War Days“1861- 1862. A Presbyterian minister notes the first months of sectional conflict.”
End of Vicksburg Campaign“1862- 1863. Mississippi and Mobile. A Confederate chaplain’s experiences near the frontlines of battle and a trip to Mobile.”
Down In Louisiana, 1862“1862. Louisiana. A Presbyterian minister remembers the heat, mosquitoes, and concern for the CSA.”