Brilliant and devout, William Porcher DuBose (1836-1918) considered
himself a man of thought rather than of action. During the Civil
War, he discovered that he was both, distinguishing himself as an
able and courageous Confederate officer in the Holcombe Legion and
later as a dedicated chaplain in Kershaw's Brigade. Published for
the first time, these previously unknown letters of DuBose
chronicle his Civil War actions with these two celebrated South
Carolina units and make an important contribution to the literature
and history of the war. They also advance our understanding of
DuBose's burgeoning religious ideals as a Civil War combatant who
would later become one of the foremost theologians of the Episcopal
Church and a distinguished professor at the University of the
South. A native of Winnsboro, South Carolina, DuBose was studying
to enter the Episcopal priesthood when the war began. After
struggling with the question of secular and spiritual obligations,
he decided to join in the defense of the Confederacy and began a
long and varied career as a soldier. After service in the
lowcountry during the first year of the war, he was thrust into the
thick of combat in Virginia, where he was wounded twice and taken
as a prisoner of war. After being exchanged and returned to duty in
1862, DuBose was wounded again at the battle of Kinston in North
Carolina, and a year later influential friends arranged for his
appointment as chaplain in Kershaw's Brigade. He continued to share
in the hazards of combat with the men to whom he ministered as they
fought in the battles of Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and
Cedar Creek in 1864. Adroitly edited by W. Eric Emerson and Karen
Stokes, the more than 150 letters collected here prove DuBose to be
a man of uncompromising duty to his faith, fellows, and the
Confederate cause. He references his interactions with prominent
figures of the day, including General Nathan ""Shanks"" Evans, John
L. Girardeau, John Johnson, Colonel Peter F. Stevens, General
Joseph B. Kershaw, Louisa Cheves McCord, and General John Bratton.
Also included here are DuBose's wartime courtship letters to his
fiancee and later wife, Anne Peronneau DuBose. Collectively these
extraordinary documents illustrate the workings of a mind and heart
devoted to his religion and dedicated to service in the Confederate
ranks.
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