Letters, 1866-1868.

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Letters, 1866-1868.

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Letters written to Bennett from ministers who had served in the Confederate Army in response to his request for material for his book, THE GREAT REVIVAL IN THE SOUTHERN ARMIES. Includes 2 letters from E.M. Bounds of Franklin, Tenn., one from J.A. Parker of Ramer, Ala., and a fragment of a letter from a minister in Pocahontas Co., W. Va. regarding their experiences as ministers to Confederate troops. Letters by Rev. Bounds provide names of many soldiers in the 1st Missouri Brigade as well as accounts of religious activities in camp. The letter by Rev. Parker provides an account of the chaplain's experiences while transporting wounded soldiers across Mobile Bay to hospitals in Mobile, Ala.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Parker, J. A.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Confederate States of America. Army. Missouri Brigade, 1st

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Bounds, Edward M. (Edward McKendree), 1835-1913

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Bennett, William W. (William Wallace), 1821-1887

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Methodist minister and historian. From the description of Letters, 1866-1868. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39670115 ...