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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 22: spring of 1864. (search)
e deeper solemnity, inasmuch as the people felt that they were on the verge of tremendous battles. Most of us, said a chaplain in General Lee's army, have made up our minds that the spring campaign here will open with the most desperate clash of arms that freedom ever cost on this continent. The chaplain's words were true. In front of General Lee the Federals were gathering in immense strength. At Dalton, Ga., they massed their finest Western army against Gen. Johnston. In the far Southwest General Banks had a heavy force, but he was met and driven back by the Confederates under General Kirby Smith. And now from the soldiers standing in the very front of death there came a solemn warning against the frivolities in which many engaged in our afflicted land. From the Christian Association of the First regiment of Virginia artillery an appeal was sent forth against the gayety and pleasure-seeking of the times. These faithful soldiers of Christ and of their country said: