Civil War Chaplain Medal of Honor Recipients
I pay tribute to the four chaplains who were recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor for their service during the United States Civil War.
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Chaplain George Hughes Hepworth
“Good-by for a year.”1 These were the words spoken by the Harvard-educated Unitarian minister in Boston as he prepared to leave for service with the with the 47...
Rev. Joseph Henry Thayer, Chaplain 40th Massachusetts
The Reverend Joseph Henry Thayer was born November 7, 1828 in Braintree Massachusetts to Joseph Thayer and Evelina Stetson Thayer. He studied at the Boston Lat...
Arthur Buckminster Fuller, Preacher, Chaplain, and Patriot
When I began my study of the chaplaincy during the time of the American Civil War, the first person I came across was the Reverend Arthur Buckminster Fuller. H...
George Washington and Army Chaplains
On this day, February 7, 1776, General George Washington notifies his troops of a new policy regarding chaplains’ pay. He’d advocated for better treatment of hi...
Chaplain John Rosbrugh Martyr for the Cause
On the 29th of July 1775 General George Washington authorized clergy to serve with the troops and thus was born the Chaplain Corps of the United States Army. S...
Civil War Chaplains
During the last years of my service in the United States Army, I had the honor of serving as a chaplain’s assistant in the 42nd Division Artillery. Since ordin...
Don’t ask, don’t tell the chaplains
By Terry Mattingly The setting: The office of a priest who serves as a military chaplain. The time: This hypothetical encounter occurs soon after the repeal of ...
Now that Faith has Come
My faith tells me that God exists and that God loves us. However, my faith also tells me that we have choices in life, and sometimes we don't always make the ri...