First Baptist Church Forsyth, Georgia

Baptists and the American Civil War: October 2, 1861

Six months into the war, economic hardship is felt throughout the Confederacy as southerners complain of merchants charging higher prices for goods. Today Gov. A. B. Moore of Alabama issues a proclamation criticizing merchants, tradesmen and suppliers of government equipment for overcharging buyers. From this point forward, inflation, speculation and greed will increasingly characterize the…