What do churches and religion have to do with the Civil War? Did the influence of ministers and churches contribute to bringing on the war? What was the effect of religion during the Civil War? How important were Chaplains to the troops? Did you know that many of the major churches divided over slavery (e.g. “Southern” Baptist in the 1840’s)?
Join Round Table member Wynn Ward as he discusses religion and the Civil War.
Wynn has been a member of the St. Louis Civil War Round Table for about seventeen years and has been a Presbyterian Minister since 1953. Currently he is preaching in Gerald, Missouri every Sunday. His interest in the Civil War started when his father took him to visit Shiloh when he was 12. In addition to giving numerous talks about the war in many places, Wynn has taught Adult Education on the Civil War and the American Revolution at Meramec College for 14 years.
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