“God Bless Dixie”

God Bless Dixie

“God bless Dixie” is a simple prayer that says a lot about the South. It combines two of the things Southerners care about most: their faith and their homeland.

Faith in the Heart of Dixie

Religion has always been central to Southern life. Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches dot every county, and many small towns have more churches than stoplights. For generations, Sunday morning services, Wednesday night prayer meetings and summer revivals have been the backbone of Southern communities.

That faith ran deep in the Confederate armies as well. Chaplains preached to soldiers in the field, and great revivals swept through the camps in 1863 and 1864. Generals Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Leonidas Polk, who was also an Episcopal bishop, were all known for their strong Christian faith. Many soldiers carried pocket Bibles into battle, and some of those Bibles even stopped bullets.

A Blessing for the Land and Its People

When Southerners say “God bless Dixie,” they are asking for a blessing on the land, the families and the traditions they love. It is a prayer of thanks for what has been and a hope for what is still to come.

Read the story of one soldier saved by his Bible in A Minnie Ball Passes Through My Bible, and fly your pride with a flag from our Confederate flag collection.

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