Month: April 1996

A Brief Account of Religion and the Revolutionary War Chaplaincy: Part 2

By James E. Newell — 1stContinental Regiment Official actions pertaining to the chaplaincy. After Lexington and Concord, great numbers of the parishioners remembered their Pastors’ teachings and rallied to the cause. Others saw their Pastors enlist to shame or encourage their flocks to do likewise. At first, however, the chaplaincy was a totally unorganized system.…

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