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William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, Chapter 20: autumn of 1863. (search)
Donelson, where he participated in the terrible battle that preceded the loss of that stronghold. With Gen. Pillow and several thousand men he withdrew from the Fort before it was surrendered to Gen. Grant. Failing health disqualified him for the arduous duties of a soldier, and he retired to his home in Virginia. In little more than a year and a half after the Fort Donelson affair he was in his grave. It is pleasing to know that in his last illness he turned with a penitent heart to Christ Jesus as his only hope of salvation. Rev. E. E. Wexler, of the Holston Conference, M. E. Church, South, was called to see him in his last hours, and gives a description of the scene: I was summoned by telegraph, he says, to attend the bedside of Gen. Floyd, and reached him four days before his death. I found him calm and peaceful-his mind as clear and his judgment as sound as ever in his life. He took me by the hand, telling me he could not survive more than a few days. He spoke of
William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, Chapter 23: summer of 1864. (search)
It is a pleasing fact to remember that the Federal prisoners were not neglected by our faithful ministers. We have seen, says an eye witness, a group of wounded Federal soldiers, with broken arms, shattered legs, and bleeding sides, solemnly engaged in prayer, the missionary leading their devotions; and while he invoked God's mercy the big tear would glisten in the eye or roll down the bronzed cheek. Then we exclaimed,-- It is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners: and that God is no respecter of persons. Thank God for a gospel that offers salvation to every son of Adam. It is even now a source of pleasure to recall the scenes in war-days when the eager men gathered to hear the Word. A chaplain thus describes a scene in which he was the chief actor: Under the shadow of one of those beautiful forests of oak (alas! they have all been destroyed) that surrounded the little village, in silence and solemnit