num_pages: 128
description: The Civil War was trying bloody and hard-fought combat for both sides. What was it then that sustained soldiers low on supplies and morale? For the Army of Tennessee it was religion. Onward Southern Soldiers: Religion and the Army of Tennessee in the Civil War explores the significant impact of religion on every rank from generals to chaplains to common soldiers. It took faith to endure overwhelming adversity. Religion unified troops informing both why and how they fought and providing the rationale for enduring great hardship for the Confederate cause. Using primary source material such as diaries letters journals and sermons of the Army of Tennessee Traci Nichols-Belt along with Gordon T. Belt presents the first-ever history of the vital role of the army's religious practices.
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title: Onward Southern Soldiers: Religion and the Army of Tennessee in the Civil War
publisher: History Press (SC)