Revivals in the Union and Confederate Armies-Early 1860s
Historical Account★★★Major revivals broke out in the Civil War armies. In the Union Army, between 100,000 and 200,000 soldiers were converted. Among Confederate forces, approximately 150,000 troops converted to Christ. Sometimes preaching and praying continued twenty-four hours a day, and chapels couldn’t hold the soldiers who wanted to get inside. A “Great Revival” occurred among Robert E. Lee’s forces in the fall of 1863 and winter of 1864. Some 7,000 soldiers were converted.
The point
Massive revivals swept through both Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers converted.
Scripture
1 Peter 5:8
Audience
Adults
Tone
Inspiring
To tell aloud
under a minute · 75 words