History: The Soldier Parson: Murder and Treachery in the Revolutionary War

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Preachers sparked the Revolutionary War--at least that was what George III and his prime minister believed. But there was one preacher who was a particular thorn in the British army's side.

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-A REVOLUTIONARY HERO: JAMES CALDWELL
Author(s): HARRY PRINGLE FORD
Source: Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society (1901-1930), Vol. 6, No. 7
(SEPTEMBER, 1912), pp. 260-266
Published by: Presbyterian Historical Society
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/23323052
Accessed: 08-10-2019 16:56 UTC

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