Research Guides: Religious Aspects of the American Civil War: Songs & Prayers

Chaplain Humphreys Remembers

Charles Alfred Humphreys

Charles Alfred Humphreys (Apr. 1, 1838-Nov. 22, 1921) graduated from Harvard College in 1860 and from Harvard Divinity School in 1863. He was a Chaplain in the 2nd Regiment, Massachusetts Cavalry, July 14, 1863-Apr. 12, 1865. He served Unitarian churches in Springfield (1865-72), Framingham (1873-91) and Randolph (1893-99). Photo: Charles Alfred Humphreys UUA Minister file

Jacob Gilbert Forman

Jacob Gilbert Forman (Jan. 21, 1820-Feb. 7, 1885) was the minister of the First Congregational Unitarian Society in Alton, Ill., from 1857 to 1861. He was a chaplain in the 3rd Regiment, Missouri Infantry (1862-63) and in the 1st Regiment, Missouri State Militia Infantry (1864-65). In the summer of 1863, he became Secretary of the Western Sanitary Commission.

Photo : Jacob Gilbert Forman UUA Minister file

Hymn, Song, Prayer, and Poetry Compilations

Arranged by Title

Chimes of Freedom and Union: A Collection of Poems for the Time compiled by Phebe A. Hanaford and Mary T. Webber. Boston: Benjamin B. Russell, 1861.

Hymns and Tunes for the Army and Navy. New York: Published by the American Tract Society, 150 Nassau-Street, 186-.

The Soldier's Friend by the United States Sanitary Commission. Philadelphia: Perkinpine & Higgins, 1865.

The Soldier's Hymn Book. 2nd ed. revised. Charleston, S.C.: South Carolina Tract Society, 1863.

The Soldier's Hymn Book. New York: New-York Young Men's Christian Association, 1861.

The Soldier's Hymn Book: Containing a Supplement of National Songs for the Use of Chaplains and Soldiers in the Army and Navy of the United States 2nd edition, stereotyped. Alton, Illinois: 1863.

The Soldier's Hymn Book for Camp and Hospital .. Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1863.

The Soldier's Manual of Devotion, or, Book of Common Prayer: Prepared by J.G. Forman. Alton, Ill.: Printed by L.A. Parks & Co., Telegraph Office, 1861.

The Soldier's Manual of Devotion Or a Book of Common Prayer. 2^nd ed. Stereotyped. Alton, Ill: 1863.

The Soldier's Prayer Book Arranged from the Book of Common Prayer; With Additional Collects and Hymns. Hospital ed. Philadelphia: Protestant Episcopal Book Society, ca. 1863.

Also see The Monthly Journal of the American Unitarian Association, v. 2, no. 10 (Oct. 1861), p. 445-492, an issue entitled "The Soldier's Companion."