From Christianity Today online.

“Here were these young men, caught up in these events, and trying to be as faithful as they could be as good Christians,” said Maria Erling, professor of church history at the seminary. “They were consoled by those faith commitments.”

In interactive exhibits, visitors grapple with mid-19th century moral dilemmas: Would you harbor a fugitive slave if it meant you could go to prison? What motivated nurses, such as the Catholic Daughters of Charity, to tend to the injured on both sides?

These daze we tend to forget what a pivotal role religion played in our country’s history–for good and for ill. Anyone who has studied the battle of Gettysburg, and who have a clue about having a relationship with God, will readily appreciate how faith would be so important to many of the soldiers who fought there.

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