The Preacher's Tale: The Civil War Journal of Rev. Francis Springer, Chaplain, U.S. Army of the Frontier (The Civil War in the West)
Language: English
Published by University of Arkansas Press, 2001
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Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is crisp and clean. Book is bound in tan cloth over boards with black lettering on the spine. Binding is nice and tight. Corners are square. Pages are crisp, clean, and bright. Images are printed in black & white. University of Arkansas Press. Title page dated 2001. Copyright page dated 2001. 182 pages. A very nice copy. We ship everyday from a real neighborhood bookstore. This description is written by an actual person, who is holding the book in front of them to make sure it?s properly described. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs.
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- Title
- The Preacher's Tale: The Civil War Journal of Rev. Francis Springer, Chaplain, U.S. Army of the Frontier (The Civil War in the West)
- Author
- Furry, William [Editor]
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1557287031
- ISBN 13
- 9781557287038
- Item weight
- 18 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6x0x9
In the fall of 1861, fifty-one-year-old Rev. Francis Springer enlisted in the Union army. The following spring, Springer, a friend 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 additon to preaching and ministering to the troops, he was placed in charge of refugees―widows, orphans, and contrabands―the displaced victims of virulent guerrilla warfare in Northwest Arkansas. Springer also wrote articles and columns in the Fort Smith New Era under the pseudonym, “Thrifton.” Springer’s honest appraisals of life in the Army of the Frontier make for fascinating reading, and his unique perspective as moralist, educator, and journalist provide new insight into the Civil War and how it was fought in the West. The book includes several never-before published photographs and appendixes which feature accounts of six military executions that Springer participated in as a Union Army chaplain, the hitherto unpublished last letters home of two rebel soldiers condemned and executed at Fort Smith, as well as a eulogy for Abraham Lincoln.
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.
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About the Author
Rev. Francis Springer, a chaplain in the Union army stationed in Arkansas during the Civil War through to the beginning of Reconstruction, kept a journal throughout his time in the service, as did many of his compatriots. However, Springer’s journal is unique in that it is not just a record of daily life; he also wrote extended entries reflecting on what he saw and experienced. His honest appraisals of life in the Army of the Frontier make for fascinating reading, and his unique perspective as moralist, educator, and journalist provides new insight into the Civil War and how it was fought in the West.
William Furry is editor of the Illinois Times, the alternative newsweekly of Springfield, Illinois. He is the co-editor of Tramping Across America: Travel Writings of Vachel Lindsay and the Golden Book of Springfield. In addition, he was researcher and script consultant for two PBS documentaries, James Jones: Reveille to Taps, and The Lincolns of Springfield, Illinois.
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