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.
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.
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...