No peace for the wicked : northern Protestant soldiers and the American Civil War / David Rolfs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rolfs, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Religious life--History--19th century.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Religious aspects.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

Soldiers--Religious life--United States--History--19th century.

Soldiers.

Protestants--United States--History--19th century.

Protestants.

United States. Army.

War--Religious aspects.

Armed Forces--Religious life.

Social aspects.

Soldiers--Religious life.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xix, 283 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©2009.

Summary:

The first comprehensive work of its kind, David Rolfs' No Peace for the Wicked sheds new light on the Northern Protestant soldiers' religious worldview and the various ways they used it to justify and interpret their wartime experiences. Drawing extensively from the letters, diaries and published collections of hundreds of religious soldiers, Rolfs effectively resurrects both these soldiers' religious ideals and their most profound spiritual doubts and conflicts. No Peace for the Wicked also explores the importance of "just war" theory in the formulation of Union military strategy and tactics, and examines why the most religious generation in U.S. history fought America's bloodiest war. --from publisher description.

Contents:

The role of religion in the American Civil War

Covenant and revival

Forward into the Red Sea of war

For family and country

The great northern crusade

God's will

A divine judgment

Embracing emancipation

Compromise and conflict

Soldiers of Christ

Appendix: prayers of the Christian soldier.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-269) and index.

ISBN:

9781572336629

1572336625

OCLC:

252920461