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Religious Aspects of the American Civil War

Materials in Andover-Harvard's collection that also have a digital version available. It is not a complete inventory of materials in the library from this time period.
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Chaplain Humphreys Remembers


From a letter from Charles Alfred Humphreys to Edward Henry Hall, dated Apr. 28, 1864. Printed in

  • Humphreys, Charles Alfred. Field, Camp, Hospital and Prison in the Civil War, 1863-1865. Boston: Geo. H. Ellis Co., 1918.
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Charles Alfred Humphreys

Photo of Chaplain 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 [bMS 1446/96]

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 [bMS 1446/64]

Hymn, Song, Prayer, and Poetry Compilations

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  • 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. 2nd 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."

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