While God Is Marching On: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers

by Steven E. Woodworth

Book Overview

They read the same Bible and prayed to the same God, but they faced each other in battle with rage in their hearts. The Civil War not only pitted brother against brother but also Christian against Christian, with soldiers from North and South alike devoutly believing that God was on their side.

Steven Woodworth, one of our most prominent and provocative Civil War historians, presents the first detailed study of soldiers' religious beliefs and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700612971
• ISBN13: 9780700612970
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"