The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-07-22
REEIoIoH IN LEES ARAY.

In the PbiIadeIpbia Weekly Times, the
Rev. j. William Jones, the same gentleman,
it is to be presumed, who has made such
Interesting contributions to the papers pub
lished by the Southern Historical Society,
gives n chapter Of chaplain exercises with
Lees army, which is like leaf out Of a
story of Crom wells "Ironsides." Jackson,
in his earnest exertiOns for the spiritual
welfare of his men, had at first the CO.
operation of ID II. Hill, T. r. Cobb, A. II.
Co'quitt (uow Governor of Georgia). J. Z.
Is. Stuart, w. A. Pendleton, j. B. Gordon
(now in the United States Senate). c. A.
Evans, John Pegram and Others, and dur
Jog the war Ewell, Longstreet, Hood, Pen
der, r. Ii. Anderson, Rodes, Paxton, Bell,
and others made professions or the first
four companies raised in Georgia three
were commanded by church members, and
in one of them there were fifty protesting
Christians. Another regiment contained
five clergymen-a chaplain, q captain and
three privates. The world has rarely wit
messed such revivals as were in progress In
Lees army from the autumn of 1862 till
| the close of the war. Several times, MT.
Jones says, he preached to audiences to be
mum bered by thousands, and he has seen
over five hundred ir9uirers after salvation
present themselves at one meeting. Dawes
| Mississippi brigade sat through sermon
with manifestations of the deepest interest,
though sharp rain was falling and freez
| ing as it fell another chaplain, in 1864,
saw fourteen tarefooted men in the con-
gre CATION that stood around him in driv-
ing snow-storm. DR.. George B. Taylor
preached to Keys brigade at $50 on the
morning of the battle Of Cross Keys, being
| interrupted at thirdly" by the outbreak
| ing of the battle. The day that Early es-
capped from bis perilous position at Warren
ton White Sulphur Syringe, during the
second Manassas campaign, an immense
| CONGREGATION aseembled for service, I'M
mindful of the fierce artillery duel that was
then raging, and though a shell exploded
| in its very midst. The night before the
second battle of Manassas Colonel Baylor,
then in command of the old Stonewall
brigade and q recent convert, quietly noti-
fed his men that there would be short
prayer meeting, inviting them, tired as
they were from the days fight, to join.
Nearly the W hole of the brigade attended,
besides many men from other commands.
In the battle next day Baylor fell, ard be-
side him Captain White, veteran Chris
tian and a Christian veteran, who had led
the meeting of the previous night. am
ready and willing to die, If God and my
country think have fulfilled my destiny
and discharged my duty" said Stuart to
JEFF Davis, who stood by his bedside, as he
gasped out his life. "Tell Lee and Jack
son that they know how q Christian SOL
der should live only wish that they
| were here TO see Christian soldier die"
said Colonel Lewis Minor Coleman, para
phrasing Addison's words to his step son,
the youthful Earl of Warwick. At the age OF
twenty-five "the boy artillerist," Willie
Pegram, who had risen from the ranks to a
colonelcy of artillery, and had declined the
command of an infantry brigade, fell fatally
wounded on the field of Five Forks. Hie
words were, al have done my duty, and
now turn to my Saviour"