This is the wartime diary kept by Betts who was a Confederate Chaplain. Most of his chaplaincy with the 30th North Carolina was in the Army of Northern Virginia. One can really get a glimpse of all that was involved in being a chaplain. Sometimes these men went to extremes to honor the Lord in their service for Him and to the soldiers. There is a biographical sketch of Betts as well as a picture on the cover. 59 pages View More...
The first segment of this booklet covers the testimony of Carroll who came out of the War Between the States a crippled infidel. The Lord was pleased to rescue Carroll from his sin through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. There is an excellent message on The Second Coming of Christ and also one equally good on The Library of Heaven. 43 pages View More...
This is the republication of an eye witness who was in Mosby's Rangers. Chapman was also a Baptist Minister who according to Mosby was "a sort of military Calvin, singing the Psalms of David as he went into battle," and he added, "His character as a soldier was more on the model of the Hebrew prophets than the apostles." Here is an account that takes you riding with Mosby and his men. 40 pages View More...
This important historical document is by Dr. Robert L. Dabney. Here are two papers that were written in the late 1800s. This narrative on the origin of the War Between the States is quite revealing, and a very important contribution to the literature on the war. Also included is an article on abolitionism by H. Rondel Rumburg and a biographical sketch of Dabney. 60 pages View More...
This is a Confederate Memorial Day speech that pulls no punches. Dr. Girardeau was an unreconstructed Christian gentleman and minister of the Lord Jesus Christ. This speech is pungent and in some ways deals with issues that we are presently facing such as socialism and communism. Must reading for those who want to know how to honor their ancestors. Introduction gives a sketch of the author. 30 pages. View More...
Jones' life was an unfolding of the Lord's Sovereign preparation and use of a man who walked by faith, performed his duty, and earnestly proclaimed the infallible truths of God's Word. Chaplain Jones was a primary leader in organizing the chaplains into a united effort for proclaiming the gospel and meeting the spiritual needs of the men in gray. Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson, and Gen. Robert E. Lee gave their full support to this spiritual mission. J. William Jones was the author of "Christ in the Camp." View More...
This is a biography of General D. H. Hill, a Confederate General who fought under the command of General R. E. Lee and fought in the war with Mexico. He attended West Point. He taught at Washington College and Davidson College,and founded a military school in Charlotte, NC. He authored a book on mathematics, one on the Sermon on the Mount, and one on the Crucifixion. He was President of the University of Arkansas. This book strongly emphasizes his military career as a Confederate General. 268 pages View More...
Gen. Lowrey was a combatant in the Confederate Army of the Tennessee. His commanding officers commended his exceeding bravery. He had the highest calling as a minister of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, but during the war he buckled on the sword as did numbers of ministers. He was active in the revival that swept the Army of the Tennessee. Lowrey was a Baptist pastor, a self-educated man, and pioneer in women's education. Sadly this great Southern gentleman is little known today. 158 pages View More...
This is a new biography of George Boardman Taylor. You will find a record of an honorable life well-lived. He was a dedicated pastor, a Confederate chaplain, a missionary to Italy. He was a faithful husband and father who raised his children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 235 pages. Indexed. View More...
This is a biography of a man of God, influenced by events and people from the founding of this country through the War of Northern Aggression, Reconstruction, and an occupied, decimated and impoverished Southland to the second decade of the Twentieth Century
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Hiden's ministry, antebellum, through the War, and postbellum are dealt with extensively in the text.
This is a biography, several of his sermons, and five events and individuals that had a promounced influence on Hiden's life and ministry. View More...
This address was delivered before The Southern Historical Society at Atlanta, GA in 1874, and was intended to present the side of the South in a form for history. It contrasts in forcible language the policy of secession with the policy of coercion. It includes an eulogy of Robert E. Lee and a defense of President Jefferson Davis. There is a biographical sketch of B. H. Hill of H. Rondel Rumburg. 44 pages View More...
Hughes lived in Richmond during the war, and as a son of a prominent physician, his father was Mrs. Lee’s physician. He had opportunity to meet and know the prominent Southron personalities. His insights are quite revealing and helpful. He takes the reader inside war torn Richmond. Hughes was the youngest cadet at VMI. Also, Hughes gives an objective and undistorted account of the true South. There is a biographical sketch of Hughes by H. Rondel Rumburg. 52 pages View More...
Manly, whose father was the Rev. Dr. Basil Manly, Sr. (Baptist minister, President of the University of Alabama and Chaplain to the Confederacy) and brother was Rev. Basil Manly, Jr. (Baptist minister and one of the founders of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), was a Baptist minister, a preacher of the Gospel, an educator and avid Confederate. He produced Peace in Believing during the war. This piece of literature became a Confederate Tract which was distributed among the soldiers. There is also included a biographical sketch of Dr. Manly. 26 pages View More...
This chaplain of the First Tennessee Regiment, as most chaplains, was dedicated and faithful to his calling as a Confederate chaplain. He desired to provide spiritual solace to the injured and weary soldier. There is a picture of Quintard on the cover and a biographical sketch by Dr. H. Rondel Rumburg on the back. 52 pages View More...
The Confederate Soldier's Pocket Manual of Devotions was compiled by Quintard as Chaplain of the 1st Tennessee Regiment, and it was originally published in 1863. Quintard was a physician before becoming a minister. He was active in both callings during the Second War for Independence. There is a picture of Quintard on the cover and a biographical sketch by Dr. H. Rondel Rumburg on the back. 60 pages View More...
This was the funeral sermon preached in Lynchburg on 24th May 1863 when Jackson’s body was transported to Lynchburg to be put on the packet boat Marshall in order to convey it to Lexington. The sermon is titled True Eminence Founded on Holiness. There is also included a biographical sketch of Pastor Ramsey. 24 pages View More...
Two volumes in one. First, biography of Randolph Harrison McKim. Second, sermons of McKim. Within this offering we find another example of the impossibility of divorcing Christianity from the armies of the South; but, we have a new twist on the story, for here we have an account of a soldier turned minister. McKim goes to war as a soldier, answers the call to minister to the spiritual needs of his fellow man and trades his rifle for a Bible. The rest of the story is about his faithful, but blind, horse "Charlie." Twelve sermons are included in the second volume. View More...
This is the first full-length biography of Beverly Tucker Lacy, the chaplain to "Stonewall" Jackson and the Second Corps or Stonewall Brigade. Lacy was an ordained minister of the Old School Presbyterian Church. He was a trustee of Washington College. Lacy was a son and grandson of Presbyterian ministers. 371 pages including an index. View More...
This book seeks to document the origin and purpose of Confederate flags and their use. It shows the Christian beliefs and symbols of the Southern people. The flags show their devotion to God and the constitution. Also shown is the direct connection with the flags of Europe. Interwoven in this volume are personal episodes of those using the flags. View More...
8vo; 316 pages; This is the first major biography in almost 50 years of one of the bravest of the brave. John Pelham's life was packed into 24 short years. Born in Alabama, he spent his last years of life fighting in the Confederate Army, in Virginia. His bravery and honor were legendary. He was highly extolled by R. E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and JEB Stuart as well as many others. This West Point man was superior in fighting "horse artillery" and was a horseman par excellence. Lee called him "the gallant Pelham. "He was also one who loved the Lord and His sacred Word. Signed by author. View More...
