March 7th.
I have just finished my report of the battle of McDowell. . . . There is a good deal of religious
interest in the army. Rev. Mr. Lacy is with me now, and I expect will continue
with the army during the war. Rev. William J. Hoge is here, and has preached
several sermons. Rev. Mr. Hopkins is chaplain of the Second Regiment of Virginia
Volunteers. If you were here you would find a number of friends
SOURCE: Mary Anna Jackson, Life and Letters of
General Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall Jackson), p. 418
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