Robert Lewis Dabney

Robert Lewis Dabney was a nineteenth century American pastor and a noted Southern Presbyterian theologian. He was a professor of ecclesiastical history and systematic theology at Union Theological Seminary from 1853 to1869. He later taught at the University of Texas. During the Civil War he served first as a chaplain for the 18th Virginia Infantry and later as chief of staff for Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson. Though he wrote a number of books on theological and Biblical topics, he might be best...See more

Robert Lewis Dabney was a nineteenth century American pastor and a noted Southern Presbyterian theologian. He was a professor of ecclesiastical history and systematic theology at Union Theological Seminary from 1853 to1869. He later taught at the University of Texas. During the Civil War he served first as a chaplain for the 18th Virginia Infantry and later as chief of staff for Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson. Though he wrote a number of books on theological and Biblical topics, he might be best remembered for his biography of Jackson. See less