Prayer at the Dedication of the National Cemetery Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
O God our Father, for the sake of Thy Son our Savior, inspire us with Thy Spirit and sanctify us to the right fulfillment of the duties of this occasion.
Tag: Civil War Chaplains
The Fuller Bible
"If any regret were mine, it would be that I am not able to remain with my regiment longer, but this is, doubtless, in God's providence."
Civil War Chaplain Medal of Honor Recipients
I pay tribute to the four chaplains who were recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor for their service during the United States Civil War.
Horatio Stockton Howell
Tucked on a side street in Gettysburg Pennsylvania is a small monument to Horatio Stockton Howell, Chaplain with the 90th Pennsylvania Regiment that was killed ...
Chaplain George Hughes Hepworth
“Good-by for a year.”1 These were the words spoken by the Harvard-educated Unitarian minister in Boston as he prepared to leave for service with the with the 47...
Rev. Joseph Henry Thayer, Chaplain 40th Massachusetts
The Reverend Joseph Henry Thayer was born November 7, 1828 in Braintree Massachusetts to Joseph Thayer and Evelina Stetson Thayer. He studied at the Boston Lat...
Arthur Buckminster Fuller, Preacher, Chaplain, and Patriot
When I began my study of the chaplaincy during the time of the American Civil War, the first person I came across was the Reverend Arthur Buckminster Fuller. H...
The Absolution at Gettysburg
One Hundred and Fifty years ago, two great armies were marching toward the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. The inhabitants of this small town numbered o...