Chaplains of the Revolutionary War - Black Robed American Warriors

"There is a time to preach and a time to fight. And now is the time to fight." With those words, the Rev. John Muhlenberg stepped from his pulpit, removed his clerical robe--revealing the uniform of a Colonial officer--and marched off to war. Many of the ministers who became chaplains in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War carried muskets while ministering to the spiritual needs of the troops. Their eyewitness accounts describe the battles of Lexington and Concord, life on a prison ship, the burning of New York City, the Battle of Rhode Island, the execution of Major Andre, and many other events.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Chaplains

Appendix: Other Chaplains Who Served

in the American Revolution

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Jack Darrell Crowder is a retired administrator and teacher with 40 years in the classroom. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas.

Summary

Presents stories of ministers that became chaplains in the American army during the Revolution. Most of these men were not content with just administering to the spiritual needs of the troops, but they also took up the musket for the cause of liberty.

Product details

• Authors: Jack Darrell Crowder, McFarland
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781476672090
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7209-0
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, RELIGION / History, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Christianity, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), American War of Independence, C 1700 To C 1800, Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799, Christian ministry & pastoral activity, Religious ministry and clergy, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), Specific wars and military campaigns