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J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Chapter 4: influence of Christian officers—concluded. (search)
p to the standard. He soon gained the confidence and affection of his men. He made them feel that he relied upon them, and that they might depend upon him. Captain Dance, of Powhatan, was preparing a company at the same time and place for the field, and was consequently thrown into close intercourse with Captain Coleman. He saer satisfied with mediocrity. Whatever he undertook he desired to do well and he always succeeded. Although his company was mustered in after mine, continues Captain Dance, yet he succeeded in getting all ready and starting before me. In this relation, too, he manifested an earnest, practical Christian spirit. He provided, so of December, under General Jackson, and, with unflinching courage and entire self-possession, maintained his position on that bloody field. He might, says Captain Dance, without any dereliction of duty, have kept out of that battle altogether, for when his regiment was brought up other artillery had already occupied the positi
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Appendix: letters from our army workers. (search)
A. Hardaway ordered to take command.) If my recollection serves me rightly, the four companies (Rockbridge, Captain Graham; Roanoke, Captain Griffin; Powhatan, Captain Dance; Third Howitzer, Captain Smith) did not exceed, all told, five hundred men. Out of these five hundred, nearly two hundred were church-members at the close of tl J. T. Brown (our colonel until January, 1864,) was a sincerely pious member of the Episcopal Church; Colonel R. A. Hardaway, of the Methodist; Captains Smith and Dance, Lieutenants Blair, Read, Cunningham, Bagby, were active Christians. The gallant Colonel R. M. Stribbling experienced a change of heart, I hope, while major of ouprayers at morning and evening roll-calls, and one or two prayer-meetings during the week, when in camp. He left the army in spring of 1862. Also, my captain, W. J. Dance, had prayers often in his own tent, and engaged publicly in Divine services. His example for good was wonderful with his own men. He maintained his Christian c