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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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THE SEVENTEENTH NEW YORK AT MINERS HILL, NEAR WASHINGTON (.-7) A r\ «-v *-. .
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It was not often duringarmy lift- that the advan-tage of churches or placesof religious worship wereavailable to the troops inthe field. When chap-lains were connected wit Iiregiments in active ser-vice, any improvised tentor barrel for an altar orpulpit was utilized forthe ministers benefit.The question of denom-ination rarely enteredthe minds of the men.Where a church edificewas near the camps, orwhen located near somevillage or city, serviceswere held within the edi-fice, but this was veryinfrequent. The campat Arlington Heights waslocated directly oppositeWashington and George-town, D. (., overlookingthe banks of the PotomacRiver on the Virginiaside. The Ninth Massa-chusetts was a regimentcomposed of Irish volun-teers from the vicinity ofBoston. The Catholicchaplains were very as-siduous in their atten-tion to the ritual of theChurch, even on thetented field. Many ofthese chaplains have since risen to high positions in the Church. Archbishop Ireland was one of these splendid andde

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