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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05987.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Confederate Imprints and Broadsides |
| Title | General Order No. 78 concerning day of worship proclaimed by President Jefferson Davis |
| Date | 7 November 1864 |
| Author | Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, announces that President Jefferson Davis proclaimed 16 November as a day of worship. Printed document says "all military duties, except such as are necessary for the safety of the Army, will be suspended for the day, and every facility for its due observance will be afforded to the troops." Says they must be acknowledge what "Him who alone controls the destiny of nations" has done for them. Says chaplains to hold services at their usual place of worship and that soldiers are "earnestly exhorted" to attend. Says they should not forget their fallen comrades. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader Religion Death |
| Place written | Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |