LEADER 05042nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910971807103321 005 20230803020934.0 010 $a9781572339903 010 $a157233990X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001064496 035 $a(OCoLC)851576274 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10723045 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000918811 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11527920 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000918811 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10907564 035 $a(PQKB)10702419 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1215891 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse27717 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1215891 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10723045 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL498994 035 $a(OCoLC)851159434 035 $a(Perlego)4876388 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001064496 100 $a20121217d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWe are in His hands whether we live or die $ethe letters of Brevet Brigadier General Charles Henry Howard /$fedited by David K. Thomson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aKnoxville $cUniversity of Tennessee Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (309 p.) 225 0 $aVoices of the Civil War 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9781572339439 311 08$a1572339438 311 08$a9781299677449 311 08$a1299677444 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a"The Savior says ask & have faith & ye shall receive? : Charles and his early years -- "Now all is right and I am in the place marked out by providence" : Charles and the Civil War, 1861-1862 -- "The Lord is gracious & we are in His hands whether we live or die" : Charles and the 1863 eastern theater -- "A kind providence has been with us all along" : Charles and the western theater, 1863-early 1864 -- "Pray for me, mother, that I may have all the grace requisite for my new duties & responsibilities" : Charles and the end of the war -- "I am growing old I think rapidly" : Charles and his postwar career -- Appendix. Bowdoin College alumnus referenced by Charles Howard. 330 8 $aMany soldiers who served in the American Civil War found solace in their faith during the mosttrying times of the war. But few soldiers took such a providential view of life and the CivilWar as Charles Henry Howard. Born in a small town in Maine, Howard came from a familywith a distinguished history of soldiering: his grandfather was a Revolutionary War veteranand his brother, the older and more well-known Oliver Otis Howard, attended West Point androse to command an army in the Civil War. Following in his brother's footsteps, Charles HenryHoward graduated from Bowdoin College in 1859. Following graduation, Charles visited hisolder brother at West Point during the tumultuous election of 1860. While at West Point, Howardsaw the tensions between Northern and Southern cadets escalate as he weighed his options for amilitary or theological career. The choice was made for him on April 12, 1861, with the firing onFort Sumter. Responding to his brother's plea for the sons of Maine to join the Union cause, Charlesfound himself a noncommissioned officer fighting in the disastrous Battle of First Bull Run. Alltold, Howard fought in several major battles of the Eastern Theater, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, and went on to participate in various militaryactions in the Western Theater including Sherman's bloody Atlanta Campaign. He was woundedtwice, first at the Battle of Fair Oaks and again at Fredericksburg. Yet, despite facing the worsthorrors of war, Howard rarely wavered in his faith and rose steadily in rank throughout theconflict. By war's end, he was a brevet brigadier general in command of the 128th U.S. ColoredTroop Regiment. Howard's letters cover a wide-ranging period, from 1852 to 1908. His concern for hisfamily is typical of a Civil War soldier, but his exceptionally firm reliance on divine providenceis what makes these letters an extraordinary window into the mind of a Civil War officer.Howard's grounded faith was often tested by the viciousness of war, and as a result his letters arerife with stirring confessions and his emotional grappling with the harsh realities he faced.Howard's letters expose the greater theological and metaphysical dilemmas of the war faced byso many on both sides. 606 $aWar$xReligious aspects 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vPersonal narratives 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xReligious aspects 615 0$aWar$xReligious aspects. 676 $a973.7/78 700 $aHoward$b Charles H$g(Charles Henry),$f1838-1908.$01811608 701 $aThomson$b David Ker$f1958-$01811609 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971807103321 996 $aWe are in His hands whether we live or die$94363594 997 $aUNINA