Regimental Chaplains and Living History, with Fr. Bryan Brooks

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Father Bryan Brooks, a Roman Catholic Priest and a living historian. We discuss how he is able to juggle his ministry and hobbies, and we also dive into recent events we have both attended. Father Bryan also offers an in-depth look into the Regimental Chaplain during the Civil War and we highlight many personalities on both sides and accounts on the subject. I hope this episode helps to offer insights on the spiritual nourishment of soldiers in conflict. 

Show Notes:  We Soon Got Proud, 1st Section and Liberty Rifles Event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBAxkTFzc8I 

Regiments Mentioned:

1st Alabama (Union) Cavalry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Alabama_Cavalry_Regiment_(Union) 

24th Missouri Infantry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UMO0024RI 

34th Arkansas Infantry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CAR0034RI 

2nd Colorado Infantry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UCO0002RI 

31st Illinois Infantry https://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/civilwar/history/031.html 

16th South Carolina Infantry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CSC0016RI01 

Books:

"Silent Cavalry, How Union Soldiers From Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta, and Then Got Written Out Of History," by Howell Raines https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Cavalry-Soldiers-Alabama-Atlanta-ebook/dp/B0BXKLFPH8

"True Blue: White Unionists In The Deep South," by Clayton Butler https://www.amazon.com/True-Blue-Reconstruction-Conflicting-Dimensions/dp/0807176621

"The Civil War Diary of Father James Sheeran," edited by Patrick Hayes https://www.amazon.com/Civil-Diary-James-Sheeran-C-Ss-R/dp/0813228824

"Faith In The Fight, Civil War Chaplains," https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Fight-John-W-Binsfield/dp/0811700178

"A Shield And Hiding Place, The Religious Life of Civil War Armies," by Gardiner Shattuck https://www.amazon.com/Shield-Hiding-Place-Religious-Armies/dp/0865542732

"Memoirs of Chaplain Life: 3 Years In The Irish Brigade with the Army of the Potomac," by Fr. William Corby https://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Chaplain-Life-Brigage-Potomac/dp/0823212513

"The Confederacy's Fighting Chaplain, Father John Bannon," by Philip Thomas Tucker https://www.amazon.com/Confederacys-Fighting-Chaplain-Father-Bannon/dp/0817305734

"Religion And the American Civil War," https://www.amazon.com/Religion-American-Civil-Randall-Miller/dp/0195121295

"Soldiers of the Cross," by David Conyngham https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268105297/soldiers-of-the-cross-the-authoritative-text/

"The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War" https://www.amazon.com/American-Heritage-Picture-History-Civil/dp/1399706098 

Battlefields and Sites of Interest:

Pea Ridge National Military Park https://www.nps.gov/peri/index.htm

Andersonville National Historic Site https://www.nps.gov/ande/index.htm

Telegraph Road https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/telegraph-road-northwestern-arkansas-14474/

Mine Creek Battelfield, Kansas https://www.kshs.org/p/mine-creek-civil-war-battlefield/19567

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/wicr/index.htm

Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/parks/prairie-grove-battlefield-state-park 

Honey Springs Battlefield https://www.okhistory.org/sites/honeyspringsFranklin Battlefield https://boft.org/ 

Vicksburg National Military Park https://www.nps.gov/vick/index.htm

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park https://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm 

Father Stanley Rother Shrine https://rothershrine.org/ 

Steamboat Arabia Museum https://www.1856.com/ 

National World War I Museum and Memorial https://www.theworldwar.org/