With Rev. Robert J. Miller: Fr. James Sheeran, Irish-born chaplain of Lee’s army, was blunt yet devoted—cantankerous but exemplary.

With Reverend Robert J. Miller. Father James Sheeran is considered by some, one of the most colorful figures, of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. He was a widower, an Irish immigrant, a committed Confederate, a dedicated Catholic priest, and an outspoken warrior of the ‘Lord’s Army’ whether North or South. He was heard to be blunt, outspoken and cantankerous to officers, soldiers and even civilians. Yet, his spiritual and personal attention to the troops in his care was exemplary.