“‘With God For Us, We Must Be Successful’: Nationalism, Slavery, and Death in the Civil War Letters of Robert Franklin Bunting”

<p>Robert Franklin Bunting (b. 1828, d. 1891) was a preeminent Presbyterian minister, church planter, and Confederate chaplain. Before serving as a chaplain, he planted multiple churches in Central Texas. As a chaplain, he wrote numerous letters to various Texas newspapers. This thesis utilizes Bunting’s letters to understand how white southerners understood and interacted with the primary social issues in the Civil War. Specifically, it examines how Bunting understood nationalism, slavery, and death. His perception of these issues flowed from his religious worldview. As such, it highlights his religious interplay with these issues and contributes to furthering our understanding of religion's role in developing the cultural contours of the war.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts - History

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year dc:date.available

2024

Author dc:creator

• Priest, Stuart James

Contributors dc:contributor

• Hunter M. Hampton
• Court P. Carney
• M. Scott Sosebee

• History
• Civil War
• Religion
• Nationalism
• Slavery
• Death

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/544

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1592