Southern Historical Society: Seven Days Around Richmond (Illustrated)

Contemporary historian Charles Reagan Wilson aptly calls J. William Jones (1836-1909) "the evangelist of the Lost Cause" and refers to him as "the single most important link between Southern religion and the Lost Cause." Jones's own generation knew him as "the fighting parson," a Confederate chaplain who became a celebrity because of his close association with several Southern generals, and the author of many books. When Confederate general Robert E. Lee died, his family tapped Jones to ser...