Many soldiers who served in the American Civil War found solace in their faith during the mosttrying times of the war. But few soldiers took such a providential view of life and the CivilWar as Charles Henry Howard. Born in a small town in Maine, Howard came from a familywith a distinguished history of soldiering: his grandfather was a Revolutionary War veteranand his brother, the older and more well-known Oliver Otis Howard, attended West Point androse to command an army in the Civil War. Following in his brother s footsteps, Charles HenryHoward graduated from Bowdoin College in 1859....
Many soldiers who served in the American Civil War found solace in their faith during the mosttrying times of the war. But few soldiers took such a pr...
