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    612-822-4611

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War memories of an army chaplain

War memories of an army chaplain

Clay Trumbull, H.

Paperback

Biographies GeneralReligion General 20th Century United States History

ISBN10: 9389265509
ISBN13: 9789389265507
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 28 2019
Pages: 458
Weight: 1.27
Height: 1.02 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Not every Civil War memoir comes from the firing line. Some come from the pulpit, carried into mud and smoke. H. Clay Trumbull writes as a Union chaplain, moving through union army camp life in the 1860s United States war with eyes trained on both history and souls. In camp, prayers met gunfire. This army chaplain memoir records the daily strain of marches, hospitals, and bivouacs, and the quiet labour of battlefield chaplain ministry: soldiers camp devotions, counsel, and the hard-won language of hope. It is a historical military autobiography shaped by faith in wartime, alert to the men behind the numbers and the moral weight of command. It speaks to military ethics, pastoral care, and the fragile camaraderie formed between tents and trenches at night. For christian history readers and anyone drawn to civil war history research, Trumbull offers a rare vantage point on how belief, doubt, and duty travelled with the regiments. His observations sit beside the better-known combat narratives, widening the picture of the conflict and preserving a first-hand witness to wartime religion and volunteer armies. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, ideal for classic-literature shelves as well as modern readers who want a civil war memoir that reads with immediacy. Whether you favour illustrated civil war history or seek an unabridged military memoir edition, these war memories remain vivid, humane, and historically resonant.

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