Healed Soul and Body by Annie Wittenmyer
In a Helena hospital, a dying soldier despairs that he has no friend and is too sinful for Jesus to save. A visitor assures him that Jesus can save “to the uttermost”; after hearing of the thief on the cross, he asks for prayer. As they pray, his anguish gives way to peace and joy, witnessed by the wounded men. Three days later he is restored, reads the Testament she gave him, receives a furlough, and rejoices that he can tell his Christian mother he has found salvation.
By Annie Wittenmyer · First published 1895 · Genre: Christian Inspirational Literature, Religious Testimony, Christian Devotional Literature · 908 words
First lines
In 1863, just after the fall of Vicksburg, I visited the hospitals in Helena, Ark. Going into a large ward one day, filled with sick and wounded soldiers, I saw in the farthest corner of the room a very sick man. I noticed him the more because he was looking towards me, and there was upon his face such a look of agony and despair as I had never seen on any human face before, and I trust I may never see again. I said to the surgeon, who had stepped in with me, --
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Genres
- Christian Inspirational Literature — The narrative centers on conversion, salvation through Jesus Christ, prayer, grace, and spiritual consolation during suffering.
- Religious Testimony — It recounts a purported firsthand witness account of a dying soldier's repentance, conversion, and subsequent recovery.
- Christian Devotional Literature — Its language and purpose are explicitly devotional, emphasizing Christ's saving power, biblical reassurance, and faith in adversity.
- Civil War Literature — The episode is set in 1863 after the fall of Vicksburg and takes place among Union soldiers in hospitals at Helena, Arkansas.
Tags
American Civil War · 1863 · Helena, Arkansas · military hospital · wounded soldiers · Union hospital ward · Civil War nursing · Christian testimony · evangelical Christianity · conversion narrative · deathbed conversion · salvation
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Annie Wittenmyer
- Date: 1895 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Christian Inspirational Literature, Religious Testimony, Christian Devotional Literature, Civil War Literature, War Hospital Narrative
- Length: 908 words
- Structure: 1 section, 21 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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