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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05869 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Quotation by General Banks, regarding the role of women and Christianity for the wellbeing of the soldier |
| Date | 4 December 1863 |
| Author | Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss (1816-1894) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | "The sweetest solace that a soldier can receive is to know that the women of his country appreciate his sacrifices, and surrender their hours of leisure and luxury to his care and comfort. The voice of Christian kindness and of love stirs the blood of a warrior like the sound of cannon." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Women's History Religion Christianity |
| People | Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss (1816-1894) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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