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The Great Revival of 1863 The Effect Upon Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (Paperback)
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The Great Revival of 1863 The Effect Upon Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (Paperback)
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Reverend J. William Jones, a chaplain in Robert E. Lee's
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and a witness to the
significant religious activity within that army during the American
Civil War, stated, But any history of that army which omits an
account of the wonderful influence of religion upon it -- which
fails to tell how the courage, discipline, and morale of the whole
was influenced by the humble piety and evangelical zeal of many of
its officers and men -- would be incomplete and unsatisfactory. His
words summarize the general mood experienced by the soldiers of
Lee's Army during the "Great Revival." There were two sweeping and
prolonged revivals that the Army of Northern Virginia experienced.
The first occurred along the Rappahannock River in the
Fredericksburg, Virginia area, from September 1862 until May 1863.
The revivals reappeared more forcefully a second time from August
1863 (after the Gettysburg Campaign) until May 1864 along the
Rapidan River near Orange Court House, Virginia. In these two
extended revivals, which often marked the time between campaigns
for the Confederate soldier, large crowds of soldiers gathered
repeatedly, impressive numbers of professions to the Christian
faith were counted, demands for tracts and testaments increased,
and the individual soldier-converts exhibited a changed lifestyle.
As setbacks beset Lee's Army in 1863, and news of Confederate
defeats in other theaters arrived, the Army of Northern Virginia
became more introspective, humble, and repentive of perceived sins.
Many of the soldiers even became convinced that God would intervene
on their army's behalf, but only when the Confederate nation purged
its bad elements. 106 Overall, the individual soldier, the clergy,
and everyone else close to the revivals were profoundly effected. A
close investigation into these meaningful religious events with a
focus on 1863 will show the extent to which the Confederate Army of
Northern Virginia was impacted by religious zeal.
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