Preacher's Tale: The Civil War Journal of Rev. Francis Springer, Chaplain, U.S. Army of the Frontier (The Civil War in the West) - Hardcover

Furry, William J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557287031 ISBN 13: 9781557287038

Publisher: University of Arkansas Press, 2001

Synopsis

Springer (1810-1892), a Union army chaplain stationed in Arkansas, kept a wartime journal that detailed his activities and also reflected on what he saw and experienced in daily life and in battle. At Fort Smith, in addition to preaching and ministering to the troops, Springer was placed in charge of refugees widows, children, and contrabands. He also wrote articles and columns in the Fort Smith New Era under a pseudonym. The volume includes historic photographs and reproductions of diary pages; appendices contain accounts of six military executions that Springer witnessed, the last letters home of two rebel soldiers executed at Fort Smith, and Springer's eulogy for Abraham Lincoln, his one-time neighbor. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author:

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 (1999, Rosehill Press) and the Golden Book of Springfield (1999, Charles Kerr Publishing). In addition, he was researcher and script consultant for two PBS documentaries, James Jones: Reveille to Taps, and The Lincolns of Springfield, Illinois. He and his wife, Deborah Brothers, are presently at work on a new book about Civil War orphans in Arkansas.

Synopsis:

Springer (1810-1892), a Union army chaplain stationed in Arkansas, kept a wartime journal that detailed his activities and also reflected on what he saw and experienced in daily life and in battle. At Fort Smith, in addition to preaching and ministering to the troops, Springer was placed in charge of refugees widows, children, and contrabands. He a

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1557287031
• ISBN 13: 9781557287038
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224