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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 5 1 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Several incidents of Christ in the camp. (search)
ently witnessed. An immense mortar shell [the men used to call them lamp-posts] would fly overhead, and some ragged gray jacket would exclaim, That is my shell! that is my shell! and would scarcely wait for the smoke from its explosion to clear away before rushing forward to gather the scattered fragments, which he would sell to the Ordnance officer for a few cents a pound (Confederate money) to help eke out his scant rations. Entering the trenches I soon joined my gallant friend, Major John R. Bagby, of the Thirty-fourth Virginia regiment, who accompanied me down the lines as we distributed tracts and religious newspapers, and talked with the men concerning the great salvation. There was a good deal of picket firing going on at the time; the minnie balls would whistle by our ears, and (forgetful of Dr. Dabney's application of the doctrine of Special Providence) I found myself constantly dodging, to the no small amusement of the men. At last we came to a man who was the fortuna