In Beaufort, South Carolina, citizens and soldiers wait anxiously for federal warships off the coast. “No Fleet yet, off Port Royal,” reports Thomas R S Elliott to his father. Batteries are being laid out, cannons put in place, a fort on Ladies Island is now finished, and the arrival of Dunnovants Regiment is anticipated. The…
The American Baptist Missionary Union continues meeting today in Brooklyn, New York. The war between the North and South weighs upon the minds of all. Believing that the conflict would be resolved if southern leaders could understand the good intentions of the North, attendees ardently speak against the charges of Southern Baptist leader Richard Fuller…
The New London Daily Chronicle (Connecticut) this week announces the arrival of Richard Fuller, Southern Baptist Convention president, in New York City following the SBC meeting in Savannah. Rev. Dr. Fuller of Baltimore has arrived from Savannah, where he uttered treasonable sentiments at a meeting of the State Baptist Convention. Government is watching him. Meanwhile,…