"Most Dangerous Job on the Battlefield" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
- Rev. Weldon Bares
- Apr 28
- 1 min read
I find Civil War battlefields to be so interesting to visit. My favorite is Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
Who do you think had the most dangerous position on a battlefield during the Civil War? I read the other day that it was not a general or a brigade commander, as dangerous as that was because of their high visibility. The person with the highest risk on the battlefield was the flag-bearer for the regiment, the soldier who carried the colors.
He didn’t carry a weapon, but his flag drew a lot of enemy attention. The casualty rate for flag-bearers was tremendous.
Amazingly, there was never a shortage of volunteers for this dangerous job. Why is that? The soldiers considered this job to be a sacred honor, and so they volunteered to fly the colors.
I don’t know about you, but I would sure like courage like that.
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he Christian writer Chuck Swindoll observed: “Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much deeper and quieter. They are the inner tests, like remaining faithful when nobody's looking, like enduring pain when the room is empty, like standing alone when you're misunderstood.”
Paul said it like this: “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” (I Corinthians 16:13)
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