The preacher's tale
Subtitle: the Civil War journal of Rev. Francis Springer, Chaplain, U.S. Army of the Frontier
By: edited by William Furry.
Contributors: Furry, William, 1953-
Series: The Civil War in the West
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Fayetteville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Springer, Francis, 1810-1892 -- Diaries.; United States. Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century; Chaplains, Military -- United States -- Diaries.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Chaplains.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.; Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
Genres: Diaries.; Personal narratives.
Description: "In the fall of 1861, fifty-one-year-old Rev. Francis Springer enlisted in the Union army. The following spring, Reverend Springer, a friend of and one-time neighbor to Abraham Lincoln, rode away with the 10th Illinois Cavalry. A witness to the Battle of Prairie Grove (December 1862), Springer was later named post chaplain at Fort Smith, where, in addition to preaching and ministering to the troops, he was placed in charge of refugees - widows, orphans, and contrabands.

During this period, Springer also wrote articles and columns in the Fort Smith New Era under the pseudonym "Thrifton."" "The Preacher's Tale includes several never-before-published photographs, and appendixes that contain accounts of six military executions that Springer participated in as a Union Army chaplain, the last letters home of two rebel soldiers condemned and executed at Fort Smith, as well as a eulogy written for Abraham Lincoln."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.