December 9, 1864 to December 12, 1864

DINWIDDIE, Virginia

Petersburg campaign, Weldon Railroad, Sharpshooters, Civil War

In his report dated December 16, 1864, Chaplain Lorenzo Barber’s brigade had just finished what he called the destruction of “one of the most important railroads in the so-called Confederacy.”  But even with his reputation as “one of the best shots in the army” and the nickname of “The Fighting Parson,” Barber revealed the inner struggle he felt as a minister and a soldier when he shared...