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Bragg (search for this): chapter 4
In the councils of the General government and State governments its baleful influence was felt. And some bold, stupid men declared that they had never heard of anything great being accomplished in war without the aid of whiskey. Such a remark could not have been made in seriousness; it was the senseless babbling of some wretched votary of Bacchus. The best and ablest officers of the army sought by example and by precept to suppress this vice; and the following noble language from General Bragg is a sample of the general orders issued from time to time against the evils which infested our armies: Commanders of all grades are earnestly called upon to suppress drunkenness by every means in their power. It is the cause of nearly every evil from which we suffer; the largest portion of our sickness and mortality results from it; our guard-houses are filled by it; officers are constantly called from their duties to form court-martials in consequence of it; inefficiency in our
Jesus Christ (search for this): chapter 4
and is not overcome and cast out without a tremendous struggle. All that can hinder a work of grace confronted the revival in our army. Before the soldiers of Christ addressed themselves in earnest to the work, gambling, profanity, drunkenness, and other kindred vices, prevailed to an alarming extent. The temptation to reckat neglect of our highest interests. The philosopher overlooks the great means of overcoming the fear of death--Repentance towards God and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ. This sustains the soul with the strength of God, and gives the assurance of eternal happiness. This reckless spirit, we must admit, greatly prevailed, aty-five minutes without the aid of rum, let it not henceforth be argued that distilled liquors are an indispensable portion of a soldier's ration. The cause of Christ was hindered, and that of Satan promoted in the Southern armies by the influence and example of wicked and licentious officers and men. One who had observed th
Adam (search for this): chapter 4
t without a tremendous struggle. All that can hinder a work of grace confronted the revival in our army. Before the soldiers of Christ addressed themselves in earnest to the work, gambling, profanity, drunkenness, and other kindred vices, prevailed to an alarming extent. The temptation to recklessness is strong among all soldiers. Religion is supposed to be well suited to the pursuits of peaceful life, but not to rough, uncertain army life. We are led by custom, says the celebrated Adam Smith, to annex the character of gaiety, levity, and sprightly freedom, as well as of some degree of dissipation, to the military profession. Yet, if we were to consider what mood or tone of temper would be most suitable to this situation, we should be apt to determine, perhaps, that the most serious and thoughtful turn of mind would best become those whose lives are continually exposed to uncommon danger, and who should, therefore, be more constantly occupied with the thoughts of dea
Wellington (search for this): chapter 4
about to march at day-break, I and Captain----were in my tent, and we saw a German of our regiment. So I said we'd try him; we called to him, said it was a cold morning, and asked him if he would take a glass to warm him. I got him a full beaker of brandy and water, and he drank it off. When he was gone, I said, Well, what do you think? we may cross him, mayn't we? Oh, yes, said he, cross him by all means. And the German did not live twelve months. It is related of the Duke of Wellington, that during the Peninsular war he heard that a large magazine of wine lay in his line of march. He feared more for his men from barrels of wine than from batteries of cannon, and instantly dispatched a body of troops to knock every wine-cask on the head. General Havelock, in speaking of the forbearance of his troops after storming the city of Ghunzee in Afghanistan, says: The self-denial, mercy, and generosity of the hour were, in a great degree, to be attributed to the fact that the
Havelock (search for this): chapter 4
drank it off. When he was gone, I said, Well, what do you think? we may cross him, mayn't we? Oh, yes, said he, cross him by all means. And the German did not live twelve months. It is related of the Duke of Wellington, that during the Peninsular war he heard that a large magazine of wine lay in his line of march. He feared more for his men from barrels of wine than from batteries of cannon, and instantly dispatched a body of troops to knock every wine-cask on the head. General Havelock, in speaking of the forbearance of his troops after storming the city of Ghunzee in Afghanistan, says: The self-denial, mercy, and generosity of the hour were, in a great degree, to be attributed to the fact that the European soldiers had not received spirit rations for several weeks, and that they found no intoxicating liquors among the plunder of the city. Since, then, it has been proved that troops can make forced marches of forty miles, and storm a fortress in twenty-five minutes
Moore (search for this): chapter 4
tyro in political economy would hardly think of applying to a besieged city, or a country closed by blockade against the commerce of the world. The evils which hung like an incubus on the South, and finally, with the help of heavy Northern legions, laid her banners in the dust, and her hopes in the grave, were faithfully portrayed by many patriotic citizens who watched the progress of events. The following extract from a discourse delivered in the city of Richmond during the war by Rev. Dr. Moore, of the Presbyterian Church, gives a dark but truthful picture of the times: There are evils inevitable to war from which we cannot expect to escape. We must expect to find personal ambition in the guise of patriotism; itch for office, with its horse-leech cry of give, give; favoritism and nepotism, by which the sons, relations and friends of those in office will be placed over the heads of better and older men, who are unable to command this kind of patronage, and must, therefore
Bacchus (search for this): chapter 4
ar. Many that ventured to drink at all under such circumstances found it hard to avoid excesses. But this evil was not confined to the soldiers. In the councils of the General government and State governments its baleful influence was felt. And some bold, stupid men declared that they had never heard of anything great being accomplished in war without the aid of whiskey. Such a remark could not have been made in seriousness; it was the senseless babbling of some wretched votary of Bacchus. The best and ablest officers of the army sought by example and by precept to suppress this vice; and the following noble language from General Bragg is a sample of the general orders issued from time to time against the evils which infested our armies: Commanders of all grades are earnestly called upon to suppress drunkenness by every means in their power. It is the cause of nearly every evil from which we suffer; the largest portion of our sickness and mortality results from it;
A. W. Smith (search for this): chapter 4
ut a tremendous struggle. All that can hinder a work of grace confronted the revival in our army. Before the soldiers of Christ addressed themselves in earnest to the work, gambling, profanity, drunkenness, and other kindred vices, prevailed to an alarming extent. The temptation to recklessness is strong among all soldiers. Religion is supposed to be well suited to the pursuits of peaceful life, but not to rough, uncertain army life. We are led by custom, says the celebrated Adam Smith, to annex the character of gaiety, levity, and sprightly freedom, as well as of some degree of dissipation, to the military profession. Yet, if we were to consider what mood or tone of temper would be most suitable to this situation, we should be apt to determine, perhaps, that the most serious and thoughtful turn of mind would best become those whose lives are continually exposed to uncommon danger, and who should, therefore, be more constantly occupied with the thoughts of death and
Charles Jackson (search for this): chapter 4
vices, instead of wasting it in their own destruction, and at the risk of the holy cause in which they are engaged. Small as the amount is, it will cause many a dear one to rise up and call them blessed. Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that be of heavy hearts, --but for us, the glorious cause in which we are engaged should furnish all the excitement and enthusiasm necessary for our success. When ardent spirits were offered to our great warrior Jackson, in his last illness, as a medicine, he exclaimed, Give me pure water and milk. And among the soldiers there were many that followed the example of this great leader. An occasional instance of moral heroism appeared amidst the wreck and ruin wrought by indulgence in strong drink: A little drummer-boy in one of our regiments, says an army correspondent, who had become a great favorite with many of the officers by his unremitting good nature, happened on one occasion to be in the o
T. F. Pierce (search for this): chapter 4
earnest efforts against the rising tide of iniquity. The pulpits, and the religious and secular press, warned the people of the rocks on which the ship of State was fast drifting. In the general assemblies of all the evangelical Churches, the most decisive measures were adopted, with a view to bring about a thorough reformation among our people. At the Bible Convention in the city of Augusta, Ga., composed of the leading ministers and laymen of the different Christian denominations, Bishop Pierce, of that State, in an able discourse, depicted the condition of public morals in the following language: The history of the world confirms the testimony of the Bible as to the moral dangers of accumulated treasure. Wealth is favorable to every species of wickedness. Luxury, licentiousness of manners, selfishness, indifference to the distresses of others, presumptuous confidence in our own resources-these are the accompaniments of affluence, whenever the safeguards of the Divine
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