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Presbyterian involvement in wars from the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War. Featured image: James Caldwell at the Battle of Springfield by Henry Alexander Ogden.

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Title:
"Rubble" Church rises in Germany.
Description:
Pictured is a "Notkirche" (church built from rubble) at Mannheim-Waldhof, American zone of Germany, at the time of cornerstone-laying ceremonies.
Creator:
Thorrelson. (photographer)
Subject names:
World Council of Churches., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--Germany., Cornerstone laying--Germany., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Buildings--Repair and reconstruction--Germany., Interdenominational cooperation--Germany., Missions--Interdenominational cooperation--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Germany--Buildings, structures, etc., Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147289
Title:
Keeping his Bible dry.
Description:
Private First Class A.C. Maynard, on patrol near a rubber plantation about 40 miles north of Saigon, keeps his Bible dry by strapping it to his helmet with an elastic band.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Maynard, A. C.
Topics:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Jungle warfare., Soldiers, Black--Vietnam--Ho Chi Minh City
Geographic subjects:
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147155
Title:
A North Vietnamese nun.
Description:
Hanoi -- A North Vietnamese nun, Ntuyen Tkhi Choung, looks sadly at signs of war in Hanoi. The city's workers, unlike the nun, all bear arms. Ringed with anti-aircraft guns and missile sites, the city is on a constant alert for air raids.
Creator:
Daily express (London, England) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service, Archives.
Topics:
Nuns--Vietnam--Hanoi., War--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Vietnam War, 1961-1975., War and society--Vietnam--Hanoi.
Geographic subjects:
Hanoi (Vietnam)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139021
Title:
Maj. Gen. E. A. Hitchcock.
Description:
Maj.-Gen. E. A. Hitchcock. Photo. By Whipple.
Creator:
Buttre, J.C. (engraver), Buttre, J.C. (publisher)
Subject names:
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8880
Title:
An Easter sunrise service led by Chaplain Howard McNight Wilson.
Description:
An Easter sunrise service led by Chaplain Howard McNight Wilson near Bollington, Cheshire, England, 1944.
Subject names:
Wilson, Howard McKnight.
Geographic subjects:
Bollington (England)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8727
Title:
French chaplains presenting message.
Description:
[Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 1, no. 1, January 1918] French chaplains presenting message from French Protestant churches to Federal Council officials. From left to right: Chaplain Monod, Rev. Charles S. Macfarland, General Secretary of the Federal Council; Rev. Frank Mason North, President of the Federal Council; Chaplain Lauga.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Periodicals., Macfarland, Charles S., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., Protestant Church--France--20th century., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8468
Title:
The Chaplain's Medal.
Description:
[Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 3, no. 5, May 1920] The Chaplain's Medal.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Periodicals., Federal Council Bulletin., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., Military chaplains--Medals., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8458
Title:
Letter to Robert E. Speer from President Woodrow Wilson.
Description:
Letter to Robert E. Speer from President Woodrow Wilson, August 3, 1918 [Facsimile]
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America., Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8410
Title:
In conference with the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, at his home. [Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 1, no. 8, September 1918].
Description:
In conference with the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, at his home. [Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 1, no. 8, September 1918.]
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Periodicals., Federal Council Bulletin., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8391
Title:
A Cablegram from General Pershing.
Description:
[Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 1, no. 3, March 1918] A Cablegram from General Pershing Urging Increase of Chaplains.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Periodicals., Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., World War, 1914-1918--Chaplains., Military chaplains., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8389
Title:
The Committee on the War and the Religious Outlook.
Description:
The Committee on the War and the Religious Outlook [Officers].
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America., King, Henry Churchill, 1858-1934., Gilkey, Charles Whitney, 1882-1968., Committee on the War and the Religious Outlook (U.S.), Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8383
Title:
Religious Publicity Service.
Description:
Religious Publicity Service, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ, clipsheet.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Religious Publicity Service., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8373
Title:
Religious Publicity Service.
Description:
Religious Publicity Service, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ, clipsheet.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Religious Publicity Service., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8334
Title:
With the Commanding General of the Second French Army.
Description:
[Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 1, no. 8, September 1918] 1. With the Commanding General of the Second French Army, after the Religious Service in the Citadel of Verdun. 2. Meeting at a French Y.M.C.A.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Periodicals., Federal Council Bulletin., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., World War, 1914-1918--France--Verdun., Interdenominational cooperation.
Geographic subjects:
Verdun (France)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8307
Title:
Religious Publicity Service.
Description:
Religious Publicity Service, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ, clipsheet.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Religious Publicity Service., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8295
Title:
Jane Stuart Woolsey, Resident Directress 1872-76.
Description:
Jane Stuart Woolsey, Resident Directress 1872-76.
Subject names:
Woolsey, Jane Stuart.
Topics:
Nurses--United States--19th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7437
Title:
Henry C. McCook.
Description:
[Henry C. McCook] After Return from Santiago de Cuba as Chaplain of the Second Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, United States Army During the Spanish-American War AD 1898.
Subject names:
McCook, Henry C. (Henry Christopher), 1837-1911.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States., Spanish-American War, 1898--Chaplains.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7385
Title:
Abraham Lincoln.
Description:
[Abraham Lincoln.]
Creator:
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896. (photographer)
Subject names:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Topics:
Presidents--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7320
Title:
General Stonewall Jackson.
Description:
[General Stonewall Jackson with sword sitting in front of a tent.]
Subject names:
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863.
Topics:
Generals--Confederate States of America.
Geographic subjects:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7296
Title:
Robert Lewis Dabney.
Description:
[Robert Lewis Dabney.]
Creator:
Heliotype Printing Co. (printer), Erambert, C.H. (photographer)
Subject names:
Dabney, Robert Lewis, 1820-1898.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Chaplains., Confederate States of America.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7271

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