Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-364) and index.

The Religious Heritage and Beliefs of the Civil War Soldiers -- "In Such a Country as This" Christianity in America Before the Civil War -- "A Merciful Providence" The Actions of a Sovereign God -- "In the Light of God's Throne and the Presence of Jesus" The Life to Come -- "Peace with God" The Way of Salvation -- "His Grace Is Ever Sufficient for Me" The Christian Life -- The Civil War Soldiers, Their Religion, and the Conflict -- "We Are the Sword in the Hand of God" Northern Christians View the Early Stages of the War -- "God Has Favored Our Cause" Southern Christians View the Early Stages of the War -- "The Boys Love Him as a Father" Civil War Chaplains -- "To Labor for the Souls of Their Fellow-Men" Army Missionaries and the U.S. Christian Commission -- "In the Thickest of the Fight" Religion in the Camp and on the Battlefield, 1861-1862 -- "A Great Revolution Has Been Wrought" Religion in the Camp and on the Battlefield, 1862-1863 -- "If We Fall on the Field of Strife" Religion in the Camp and on the Battlefield, 1864-1865 -- "God Has Chastened Us" Northern Christians View the Concluding Stages of the War -- "The Lord Has Forsaken His People" Southern Christians View the Concluding Stages of the War -- "We Shall Not Easily Forget" The Soldiers' Religion and the Impact of the Civil War.