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Historians are only beginning to address the religious as a facet of the Civil War. In an organization created to destroy the enemy, chaplains ate, drank, and slept dissonance. The Spirit Divided is a collection of letters, reports, and recollections in which army chaplains describe their motives and methods, their failures and achievements. Chaplains wondered whose side God was on, and if their ministries might be in vain. They saw, on both sides, God's Spirit at work. Was the Spirit divided, was God punishing both North and South for their sins, or was there some other explanation for this seemingly endless war? The reflections of these men of the cloth, who were underfed, underpaid, and largely unappreciated, have much to teach modern readers. They had to find, above all, the faith and perseverance to sustain the spirit of their people during the greatest war ever fought on this continent.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: The Union Forever!	p. xii
Reporting for Duty	p. 1
The Work of an Army Chaplain: Ordination of Chaplain Charles Humphreys, 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry, at Harvard University's Divinity Hall
"God's Honor-Man's Ultimate Success," A Farewell Sermon by Rev. Moses Smith upon leaving Plainville, Connecticut, for the Army	p. 13
"Good-by for a Year," Chaplain George H. Hepworth, 47th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry	p. 26
"Religious Army Chaplains," Suggestions by Chaplain John E. Robie, 21st New York Volunteer Infantry	p. 28
"Hardships of a Chaplain's Life," The Massacre at Conrad's Ferry by Chaplain Gamaliel Collins, 72nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	p. 34
Ministry in the Camps	p. 37
"How a Camp is Arranged," Letter from Rev. Henry Rinker, 11th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry	p. 40
"Our First Camp," Letter from Chaplain Levi Norton, 72nd New York Volunteer Infantry	p. 43
Pocket Diary of Chaplain John Crabbs, 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Shenandoah Valley	p. 47
"Two Great Wars of America: Fourth of July Address," Chaplain Horace James, 25th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry	p. 59
Letters of Chaplain Thomas K. Beecher, 141st New York Volunteer Infantry	p. 75
Letters of Chaplain Peter Paul Cooney, Roman Catholic Chaplain of the 35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry	p. 86
"Army Chaplains," Benjamin F. Taylor, Correspondent for the Chicago Daily Journal	p. 93
Ministry on Campaigns	p. 98
"A Chaplain's Experience in the Union Army," Chaplain Frederic Denison, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry	p. 101
"A Soldier's Funeral," Chaplain Alonzo H. Quint, 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry	p. 122
"Fredericksburg," Chaplain John C. Gregg, 127th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	p. 126
Gettysburg. A Tribute to Chaplain William Corby, 88th New York Infantry	p. 134
"Chickamauga," Chaplain William W. Lyle, 11th Ohio Volunteer Infantry	p. 138
From Shiloh to Atlanta. Memoirs of Chaplain Milton L. Haney, 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry	p. 145
"March of a Day," Letter from Chaplain Randall Ross, 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry	p. 172
Petersburg and Appomattox. Letters from Rev. Henry Rinker, 11th New Jersey Volunteers, 1865	p. 179
Ministry in Prisons and Hospitals	p. 182
"The Bright Side of Life in Libby Prison," Chaplain Charles C. McCabe, 122nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry	p. 185
"Inside the Stockade," Chaplain John S. McCulloch, 77th Illinois Volunteer Infantry	p. 204
Ministry at the U.S. Hospital, Hampton, Virginia. Chaplain Amos S. Billingsley, 101st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	p. 211
Chaplain Reports from Field and Hospital Death Notifications	p. 219
"Disclosures of the Soldier's Heart," Chaplain Henry Clay Trumbull, 10th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry	p. 233
The Measure of Ministry	p. 237
"Chaplains in the Volunteer Army," Chaplain James H. Bradford, 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry	p. 240
Biographical Anecdotes	p. 251
Bibliography	p. 257
Index	p. 263
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