American Civil War and SDA Church
Bibliography by Gary Shearer
Adventist Studies Librarian
Pacific Union College Library

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Books | Periodicals | Files

Books

Brock, Peter. Freedom From Violence: Sectarian Non-resistance From the Middle Ages to the Great War. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1991. Chapter 21, "American Seventh-day Adventists During the Civil War," pp.230-245; Notes, pp.349-353.
Her. Coll. BT736.6 .B76 1991

Brock, Peter. Pacifism in the United States: From the Colonial Era to the First World War. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1968. SDA's in the Civil War, pp.845,846,852-861,865.
JX1944 .B75

Butler, Jonathan M. "Adventism and the American Experience." In The Rise of Adventism. Edited by Edwin S. Gaustad. New York: Harper and Row, 1974. Pp.183-190.
Her. Coll. BR525 .R57 1974 (2nd copy in main collection)

Christian, Lewis Harrison. The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts. Washington, DC: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1947. Chapter 7, "Why an American?," pp.86-96. Civil War discussed, pp.88-96.
Her. Coll. BX6149 .C47 1947 (2nd copy in White collection)

Coon, Roger W. The Great Visions of Ellen G. White, Volume 1. Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1992. Chapter 6, "The Civil War Vision - 'The Veil,' January 12,1861," pp.76-89.
Her. Coll. BX6149.1 .V57 C66 v.1 (2nd copy in White collection)

Davis, Roger Guion. Conscientious Cooperators: The Seventh-day Adventists and Military Service, 1860-1945. Ph.D. dissertation. Washington, DC: George Washington University, 1968. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1970. 256p. Unpublished doctoral dissertation.
Her. Coll. BX6122.6 .M5 D3

Durand, Eugene F. Yours in the Blessed Hope, Uriah Smith. Ph.D. dissertation, George Washington University, 1978. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1978. "Freedom and Union," pp.86-98.
Her. Coll. BX6143 .S6 D8

Durand, Eugene F. Yours in the Blessed Hope, Uriah Smith. Washington, DC: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1980. "Slavery and the Civil War," pp.99-107.
Her. Coll. BX6143 .S6 D8 1980 (2nd copy in main collection)

Hammond, Richard Julian. The Life and Work of Uriah Smith. M.A. thesis. Takoma Park, MD: Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, 1944. "Smith's Relation to Politics," pp.75-80.
Her. Coll. BX6143 .S6 H3 1944

Lessons in Denominational History. Washington, DC: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists/Department of Education, 1942. Chapter 28, "Civil War Perplexities," pp.144-148.
Her. Coll. BX6111.85 .S4 L4

Loughborough, John N. Rise and Progress of the Seventh-day Adventists. Battle Creek, MI: General Conference Association of the Seventh-day Adventists, 1892. Chapter 21, "The Civil War in the United States," pp.235-245.
Her. Coll. BX6115.2 .L6

Mole, Robert L. God Also Loves Military People: A Brief Story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the American Military Chaplaincy, 1860-1976. Washington, DC: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 1977. Chapter 1, "The Adventist Church and the American Military: 1860-1865," pp.10-24.
Her. Coll. BX6128.9 .S47 M6 1977

Mole, Robert L. He Called Some to be Chaplains, Volume 1: The Genesis of the Adventist Chaplaincy. Washington, DC: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 1982. Chapter 1, "The Adventist Church and the American Military: 1860-1865," pp.10-24.
Her. Coll. BX6128.9 .S47 M6 1982 v.1

Nichol, Francis D. Ellen G. White and Her Critics. Washington, DC: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1951. Chapter 9, "The Civil War Predictions," pp.112-130.
Her. Coll. BX6148.7 .N5 1951 (2nd copy in White collection)

Reynolds, Louis B. We Have Tomorrow. Washington, DC/Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1984. Chapter 2, "A Beginning Out of a Tragic War," pp.29-45.
Her. Coll. BX6117.6 .B57 C56 1984 (2nd copy in main collection)

Rice, Ronald Curt. A Changing Attitude: Adventism and American Nationalism, 1831-1865. M.A. thesis. Wheaton, IL: Wheaton College, 1979. Pp.80-84.
Her. Coll. BX6116 .R5

Schwarz, Richard W. Light Bearers to the Remnant. Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1979. Pp.98-103.
Her. Coll. BX6115.4 .S3 (2nd copy in main collection)

Schwarz, Richard W. and Floyd Greenleaf. Light Bearers: A History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Revised and Updated Edition. Nampa, ID: Pacific Press, 2000. The SDA church and the American Civil War, pp.95-99.
Her. Coll. BX6115.4 .S3 2000 (2nd copy in main collection)

Spalding, Arthur W. Origin and History of Seventh-day Adventists, Volume 1. Washington, DC: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1961. Chapter 18, "The Bitter War Years," pp.312-333.
Her. Coll. BX6115.4 .S68 (2nd copy in main collection)

Vande Vere, Emmett K. Windows: Selected Readings in Seventh-day Adventist Church History, 1844-1922. Nashville: Southern Publishing Association, 1975. "Civil War Worries," pp.152-157.
Her. Coll. BX6115.1 .V3

White, Arthur L. Ellen G. White, Volume 1: The Early Years, 1827-1862. Washington, DC/Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1985. Chapter 31, "The Clouds of War," pp.462-475.
Her. Coll. BX6148.4 .W442 v.1 (2nd copy in White collection)

White, Arthur L. Ellen G. White, Volume 2: The Progressive Years, 1862-1876. Washington, DC/Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1986. Chapter 3 (1863), "Seventh-day Adventists and the Civil War in the United States," pp.34-45; Chapter 4 (1863), "Meeting Two Major Problems," pp.46-53; Chapter 8 (1864-1865), "The War and Its Unexpected Close," pp.99-109.
Her. Coll. BX6148.4 .W442 v.2 (2nd copy in White collection)

White, Ellen G. Testimonies for the Church, Volume 1. Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1948. Pp.253-268,355-368,716-717.
Her. Coll. BX6146 .T31 1948 v.1 (2nd copy in White collection)

Wilcox, Francis McLellan. Seventh-day Adventists in Time of War. Washington, DC: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1936. "Recognized as Noncombatants in American Civil War," pp.57-65.
Her. Coll. BX6122.6 .M53 W5

Wright, Edward Needles. Conscientious Objectors in the Civil War. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1931. 274p. Although the term "SDA" appears but once, the book is pertinent to SDA studies.
UB342 .U5 W7 1931

 

Periodicals

Brock, Peter. "The Problem of the Civil War: When Seventh-day Adventists First Faced War." Adventist Heritage 1 (January 1974): 23-27. Selections from the author's book, Pacifism in the United States.

Bulzis, Nino. "Military Service and the Adventist Position - 1: The Challenge of Wartime Service." Adventist Review 160 (February 17,1983): 6-7.

Bulzis, Nino. "Military Service and the Adventist Position - 2: Adventists and Noncombatancy." Adventist Review 160 (February 24,1983): 6-8.

Knight, George R. "Adventists at War: 1862-1865." Adventist Review 168 (April 4,1991): 13-15.

Spalding, Arthur W. "Baptism of Blood." RH 127 (August 31,1950): 12.

White, William C. "Sketches and Memories of James and Ellen G. White, XXXVIII - The Civil War Crisis." RH 113 (November 26,1936): 6-7.

Document Files

File: CIVIL WAR (U.S.)

 

The First Battle of Manassas, July 21,1861 and as Shown in Vision to Ellen G. White. Washington, DC: Ellen G. White Publications, December 1965. 2p.

Graybill, Ron. Seventh-day Adventists and the American Civil War. Observations relating to Roger Davis' Doctoral dissertation. 15p.

Graybill, Ron. "This Perplexing War: Why Adventists Avoided Military Service in the Civil War." Insight 9 (10 October 1978): 3-8. Pages 9 & 10 contain end-notes. A reprint of original article which did not have documentation.

Review and Herald Articles, Volumes 1-15, 1850-1859, for Civil War Backgrounds. A listing of RH articles through 1865. 22p.

The Views of Seventh-day Adventists Relative to Bearing Arms. Battle Creek, MI: Steam Press of the SDA Publishing Association, 1864. 9p. Photocopy.

White, W. C., D. E. Robinson, and A. L. White. The Spirit of Prophecy and Military Service. Washington, DC: Ellen G. White Publications, June 15,1956. 22p.