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War Diary of
Capt.
Robert
Emory
Park
,
Twelfth Alabama Regiment
.
January
28th
,
1863
—
January
27th
,
1864
.
Fragments of war history relating to the coast defence of
South Carolina
,
1861
-‘
65
, and the hasty preparations for the
Battle of Honey Hill
,
November
30
,
1864
.
[266] A ripe scholar, he enriched his discourses with treasures gathered in every field of knowledge, but whatever passed through the mint of his mind came out impressed with the stamp of his genius. His unerring judgment and taste enabled him to select for his quotations the best thoughts of the best authors, and his illustrations beautified while they illuminated his subject. He kept fully abreast of the times, and invariably recognize and attacked the multiform foes of a pure Christianity, whether open or covert.
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