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Faith in the Fight: Civil War Chaplains - Brinsfield, John W (Editor), and Davis, William C (Editor), and Maryniak, Benedict (Editor)
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Identifies 3,694 chaplains serving in the Union and Confederate armies - The role of chaplains in the Civil War For both the Union and Confederate soldiers, religion was the greatest sustainer of morale in the Civil War, and faith was a refuge in great time of need. Guarding and guiding the spiritual well-being of the fighters, the army chaplain was a voice of hope and reason in an otherwise chaotic military existence. The clerics' duties did not end after Sunday prayers; rather, many ministers could be found performing ...

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