. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . THE SEVENTEENTH NEW YORK AT MINERS HILL, NEAR WASHINGTON [.-7] A r\ «-v *-. .. It was not often duringarmy lift- that the advan-tage of churches or placesof religious worship wereavailable to the troops inthe field. When chap-lains were connected wit Iiregiments in active ser-vice, any improvised tentor barrel for an altar orpulpit was utilized forthe ministers question of denom-ination rarely enteredthe minds of the a church edificewas near the
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . THE SEVENTEENTH NEW YORK AT MINERS HILL, NEAR WASHINGTON [.-7] A r\ «-v *-. .. It was not often duringarmy lift- that the advan-tage of churches or placesof religious worship wereavailable to the troops inthe field. When chap-lains were connected wit Iiregiments in active ser-vice, any improvised tentor barrel for an altar orpulpit was utilized forthe ministers question of denom-ination rarely enteredthe minds of the a church edificewas near the camps, orwhen located near somevillage or city, serviceswere held within the edi-fice, but this was veryinfrequent. The campat Arlington Heights waslocated directly oppositeWashington and George-town, D. (., overlookingthe banks of the PotomacRiver on the Virginiaside. The Ninth Massa-chusetts was a regimentcomposed of Irish volun-teers from the vicinity ofBoston. The Catholicchaplains were very as-siduous in their atten-tion to the ritual of theChurch, even on thetented field. Many ofthese chaplains have since risen to high positions in the Church. Archbishop Ireland was one of these splendid andde
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