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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01912 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Ambrose Everett Burnside to Bishop Whittingham stating his belief that God will 'bring all our troubles to happy issue' |
| Date | 8 January 1862 |
| Author | Burnside, Ambrose Everett (1824-1881) |
| Recipient | Whittingham, William Rollinson |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Burnside, commander of the North Carolina Expeditionary Corps, writes, "...I was so occupied with my military duties that I was compelled to forego the pleasure of attending to my private correspondence; but I can assure it was and has been ever since its receipt a great source of comfort, and encouragement to me- notwithstanding the dark clouds that may intervene, I have a faith that God will in His own good time bring all our troubles to a happy issue, and that if we do our whole duty with a firm reliance upon Him for support, all will be well with us..." |
| Subjects | Religion Civil War Military History Union General |
| People | Burnside, Ambrose Everett (1824-1881) Whittingham, William Rollinson (1805-1879) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | William Rollinson Whittingham served as the Fourth Bishop of Maryland. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |