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A well-written, deeply researched study of the first official Confederate chaplain, the Jesuit Father Darius Hubert. The author deftly weaves together period information and historical context to paint a fascinating portrait of a truly dedicated, ecumenical priest. This book is a much-needed addition to the slowly expanding field of Catholic Civil War chaplain studies.--Robert J. Miller, author of Both Prayed to the Same God: Religion and Faith in the American Civil War Darius Hubert left an extraordinary legacy of ministry, epitomized by his service as a Confederate chaplain. Unfortunately, he left virtually no paper trail. By prodigious research and shrewd imagination, Katherine Bentley Jeffrey has richly reconstituted his life and its impact upon so many, both within and beyond the Army of Northern Virginia.--Robert Emmett Curran, author of Shaping American Catholicism: Maryland and New York, 1805-1915 and editor of John Dooley's Civil War Katherine Bentley Jeffrey spent years doing original research into genealogy, regional histories, Catholic church history, and the history of the Civil War to pay tribute to a man of God who exemplified the best of virtues during the worst of times. An inspirational as well as a historical biography.--John W. Brinsfield Jr., chaplain of the U.S. Army and author of Summon Only the Brave! Commanders, Soldiers, and Chaplains at Gettysburg

"A well-written, deeply researched study of the first official Confederate chaplain, the Jesuit Father Darius Hubert. The author deftly weaves together period information and historical context to paint a fascinating portrait of a truly dedicated, ecumenical priest. This book is a much-needed addition to the slowly expanding field of Catholic Civil War chaplain studies.--Robert J. Miller, author of ""Both Prayed to the Same God: Religion and Faith in the American Civil War"" Darius Hubert left an extraordinary legacy of ministry, epitomized by his service as a Confederate chaplain. Unfortunately, he left virtually no paper trail. By prodigious research and shrewd imagination, Katherine Bentley Jeffrey has richly reconstituted his life and its impact upon so many, both within and beyond the Army of Northern Virginia.--Robert Emmett Curran, author of ""Shaping American Catholicism: Maryland and New York, 1805-1915"" and editor of ""John Dooley's Civil War"" Katherine Bentley Jeffrey spent years doing original research into genealogy, regional histories, Catholic church history, and the history of the Civil War to pay tribute to a man of God who exemplified the best of virtues during the worst of times. An inspirational as well as a historical biography.--John W. Brinsfield Jr., chaplain of the U.S. Army and author of ""Summon Only the Brave! Commanders, Soldiers, and Chaplains at Gettysburg"""

A well-written, deeply researched study of the first official Confederate chaplain, the Jesuit Father Darius Hubert. The author deftly weaves together period information and historical context to paint a fascinating portrait of a truly dedicated, ecumenical priest. This book is a much-needed addition to the slowly expanding field of Catholic Civil War chaplain studies.--Robert J. Miller, author of Both Prayed to the Same God: Religion and Faith in the American Civil War Darius Hubert left an extraordinary legacy of ministry, epitomized by his service as a Confederate chaplain. Unfortunately, he left virtually no paper trail. By prodigious research and shrewd imagination, Katherine Bentley Jeffrey has richly reconstituted his life and its impact upon so many, both within and beyond the Army of Northern Virginia.--Robert Emmett Curran, author of Shaping American Catholicism: Maryland and New York, 1805-1915 and editor of John Dooley's Civil War Katherine Bentley Jeffrey spent years doing original research into genealogy, regional histories, Catholic church history, and the history of the Civil War to pay tribute to a man of God who exemplified the best of virtues during the worst of times. An inspirational as well as a historical biography.--John W. Brinsfield Jr., chaplain of the U.S. Army and author of Summon Only the Brave! Commanders, Soldiers, and Chaplains at Gettysburg

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Katherine Bentley Jeffrey is a freelance writer and an independent scholar. She is the editor of Two Civil Wars: The Curious Shared Journal of a Baton Rouge Schoolgirl and a Union Sailor on the USS Essex.

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