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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07177 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | General Orders no. 83 re: day of fasting and prayer |
| Date | 13 August 1863 |
| Author | Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | After Gettysburg: "Soldiers! we have sinned against Almighty God . . . we have not remembered that the defenders of a just cause should be pure in his eyes--that our lives are in his hand, and we have relied too much on our own arms for the achievement of our independence." |
| Subjects | Religion Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader Battle of Gettysburg Battle |
| Place written | HQ Army of Northern Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |