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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

LDS, Mormon studies, Civil War, veterans

College

Religious Education

Department

Church History and Doctrine

Abstract

I decided to research Latter-day Saint participation in the Civil War when Professor Alford, a retired U.S. Army Colonel and BYU associate professor, contacted me regarding his interest in publishing a book on the topic. I had previously worked for him as a teaching assistant and had been interested in war history since I was in elementary school so I agreed and submitted my ORCA proposal. The purpose of my ORCA project was to document the service of Latter-day Saint Civil War veterans and how the Church as a whole was affected by that critical conflict. It was done in conjunction with BYU’s Saints at War project, which began 11 years ago with the aim of archiving Latter-day Saint war experiences. I met with Professor Alford numerous times in order to understand the assignments associated with this project. As I was awarded the research grant in the early stages of the Civil War project, I assumed numerous roles in helping to gather and organize materials to include in a book we are hoping to publish next year.

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