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We are in His Hands Whether We Live or Die: The Letters of Brevet Brigadier General Charles Henry Howard (Voices of the Civil War)

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     Many soldiers who served in the American Civil War found solace in their faith during the most trying times of the war. But few soldiers took such a providential view of life and the Civil War as Charles Henry Howard. Born in a small town in Maine, Howard came from a family with a distinguished history of soldiering: his grandfather was a Revolutionary War veteran and his brother, the older and more well-known Oliver Otis Howard, attended West Point and rose to command an army in the Civil War. Following in his brothers footsteps, Charles Henry Howard graduated from Bowdoin College in 1859. Following graduation, Charles visited his older brother at West Point during the tumultuous election of 1860. While at West Point, Howard saw the tensions between Northern and Southern cadets escalate as he weighed his options for a military or theological career. The choice was made for him on April 12, 1861, with the firing on Fort Sumter.
     Responding to his brothers plea for the sons of Maine to join the Union cause, Charles found himself a noncommissioned officer fighting in the disastrous Battle of First Bull Run. All told, Howard fought in several major battles of the Eastern Theater, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, and went on to participate in various military actions in the Western Theater including Shermans bloody Atlanta Campaign. He was wounded twice, first at the Battle of Fair Oaks and again at Fredericksburg. Yet, despite facing the worst horrors of war, Howard rarely wavered in his faith and rose steadily in rank throughout the conflict. By wars end, he was a brevet brigadier general in command of the 128th U.S. Colored Troop Regiment.
     Howards letters cover a wide-ranging period, from 1852 to 1908. His concern for his family is typical of a Civil War soldier, but his exceptionally firm reliance on divine providence is what makes these letters an extraordinary window into the mind of a Civil War officer. Howards grounded faith was often tested by the viciousness of war, and as a result his letters are rife with stirring confessions and his emotional grappling with the harsh realities he faced. Howards letters expose the greater theological and metaphysical dilemmas of the war faced by so many on both sides. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 456g
  • Dimensions: 162 x 233mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Aug 2013
  • Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781572339439

About Thomson

David K. Thomson is completing his PhD at the University of Georgia USA. His research focuses on the role of religion in the Civil War in particular providential discourse and its impact on wartime efforts in finance diplomacy emancipation politics the home front and the battlefield.

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