. A soldier's recollections; leaves from the diary of a young Confederate, with an oration on the motives and aims of the soldiers of the South . ember 3d. My diary shows that I estabhshed the rule of havingprayers in the regiment daily, both morning and even-ing, and that I generally made a short address. Thiswould be prevented by a heavy rain, but a drizzhngrain appears to have been no obstacle. Throwingup breastworks would hinder the service, but it washeld even on days when the regiment was on the march,— of course after making camp or bivouack. It ap-pears also that the attendance was ver
. A soldier's recollections; leaves from the diary of a young Confederate, with an oration on the motives and aims of the soldiers of the South . ember 3d. My diary shows that I estabhshed the rule of havingprayers in the regiment daily, both morning and even-ing, and that I generally made a short address. Thiswould be prevented by a heavy rain, but a drizzhngrain appears to have been no obstacle. Throwingup breastworks would hinder the service, but it washeld even on days when the regiment was on the march,— of course after making camp or bivouack. It ap-pears also that the attendance was very good. Irose regularly about five, sometimes half an hour earher,groomed and fed my horse, and was early ready for anyduty. If the regiment went on picket, prayers wouldfirst be held, unless it was very early. I beHeve themorning service was usually before breakfast and theevening service at sunset, though sometimes, especiallyon Sunday, it would be after dark, for I well rememberonce, while I was speaking, the fire died down and wentout, and I could no longer see the faces of the men,and for that reason my address came to a speedy GEN. THOMAS T. MUNFUKD CHAPLAIN IN THE FIELD 221 I was fortunate in having the sympathy and activeaid, in all this, of our colonel, Tom Munford, a gallantand skilful officer (who served the cause with unwaver-ing fidelity to the last day and the last shot at Appo-mattox), and also of his adjutant, Samuel Griffin,—Tip, as we always called him. As soon as practicable after joining the regiment,I secured lists of the men in each company who werecommunicants of any church. I then had a massmeeting of communicants, and sought to strengthentheir resolution to be faithful to their profession, andsteadfast in their religious duties, and active in Chris-tian work among their comrades. I prepared a seriesof resolutions along those lines and they were adoptedby the meeting. My next effort was to build up achoir for the better rendering of the hymns a
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