Today, I'm very pleased to share this news... My wife, Traci, and I recently co-authored an article for
The New York Times "
Disunion" Civil War blog, and
today that article was published online!
Our article focuses on two key figures mentioned in our book,
Onward Southern Soldiers: Religion and the Army of Tennessee in the Civil War -- The Rev. R. F. Bunting, and Private E. H. Ross, both serving in the Eighth Texas Cavalry of the Army of Tennessee, C.S.A. Using their individual stories as a backdrop, we explore how faith influenced those who fought for the Army of Tennessee during the Civil War, and how religion helped forge a national identity for the Confederacy.
In the byline, the editors of "Disunion" also revealed some good news about my career that I plan to address in the coming days, but in the meantime I hope readers of
The Posterity Project will take a moment and click on the link below to read our article. Thanks to
The New York Times for allowing us to have the opportunity to share this story from
Onward Southern Soldiers with a wider audience...
Read "Onward Southern Soldiers" on The New York Times "Disunion" Civil War blog.
Gordon Belt and Traci Nichols-Belt are a husband and wife team of
authors and public historians. Together, they have collaborated on two books. Traci Nichols-Belt is the author of Onward Southern Soldiers: Religion and the Army of Tennessee in the Civil War.
Her book explores the significant impact of religion on the Army of
Tennessee, C.S.A., on every rank, from generals to chaplains to common
soldiers. Gordon Belt is the author of John Sevier: Tennessee’s First Hero, which focuses on the life and legend of Tennessee’s first governor, John Sevier. Both books are published by The History Press,
an award-winning publisher of local and regional history titles from
coast to coast. Gordon and Traci’s writings focus specifically on
stories from their home state of Tennessee.
