For the Union and the Catholic Church
Four Converts in the Civil War
For the Union and the Catholic Church
Four Converts in the Civil War
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Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN: 9780786494224
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 24/06/2015
Width: 17.8 cm
Height: 25.4 cm
Four men joined the Catholic Church in the mid-1840s: a soldier, his bishop brother, a priest born a slave and an editor. For the next two decades they were in the thick of the battles of the era--Catholicism versus Know-Nothingism, slavery versus abolition, North versus South. Much has been written about the Catholic Church and about the Civil War. This book is the first in more than half a century to focus exclusively on the intersection of these two topics.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
1. “Every man, Catholic and non–Catholic, fell on his knees with his head bowed down” 5
2. The End of Religious Controversy 19
3. “I have the responsibilities, he the virtues” 28
4. “An heir-loom” 49
5. “The radical necessity of the Church” 65
6. “The Catholics … will be found among the fastest friends of the Union” 80
7. “The devil … comes to us as a philanthropist” 85
8. “Cowards fearing the light of day, and skulking beneath the cover of darkness” 101
9. “The Know-Nothings have inaugurated a new era” 113
10. “Framed, no doubt, for the express purpose of corrupting the faith of Catholic children” 121
11. “I wish that secession had never been thought of” 137
12. “Called upon by both sides to fight in the battles of the country” 145
13. “The nations of antiquity had slaves; where are those nations now?” 155
14. “Unless, as a body, we besiege Heaven with prayer, God will not be pacified” 168
15. “Waning of the prejudice against our religion, coming from the highest range of Protestant society” 184
16. “The most logical and effective assailants of slavery that these last three years have produced have been devout Catholics” 196
17. “If the general is crossing himself we are in a desperate situation” 201
18. “A mere inferential recognition, unconnected with political action or the regular establishment of diplomatic relations” 210
19. “Judea produced but one Judas Iscariot” 220
20. “The Bishop attributes to God what is an execrable violence of men” 231
21. “The only country in which the Pope could seek and find a suitable and secure Asylum” 243
Conclusion 253
Chapter Notes 255
Bibliography 282
Index 295
Preface 1
1. “Every man, Catholic and non–Catholic, fell on his knees with his head bowed down” 5
2. The End of Religious Controversy 19
3. “I have the responsibilities, he the virtues” 28
4. “An heir-loom” 49
5. “The radical necessity of the Church” 65
6. “The Catholics … will be found among the fastest friends of the Union” 80
7. “The devil … comes to us as a philanthropist” 85
8. “Cowards fearing the light of day, and skulking beneath the cover of darkness” 101
9. “The Know-Nothings have inaugurated a new era” 113
10. “Framed, no doubt, for the express purpose of corrupting the faith of Catholic children” 121
11. “I wish that secession had never been thought of” 137
12. “Called upon by both sides to fight in the battles of the country” 145
13. “The nations of antiquity had slaves; where are those nations now?” 155
14. “Unless, as a body, we besiege Heaven with prayer, God will not be pacified” 168
15. “Waning of the prejudice against our religion, coming from the highest range of Protestant society” 184
16. “The most logical and effective assailants of slavery that these last three years have produced have been devout Catholics” 196
17. “If the general is crossing himself we are in a desperate situation” 201
18. “A mere inferential recognition, unconnected with political action or the regular establishment of diplomatic relations” 210
19. “Judea produced but one Judas Iscariot” 220
20. “The Bishop attributes to God what is an execrable violence of men” 231
21. “The only country in which the Pope could seek and find a suitable and secure Asylum” 243
Conclusion 253
Chapter Notes 255
Bibliography 282
Index 295
