Baptists and the American Civil War: April 14, 1861

Outnumbered and out-gunned, Fort Sumter’s Union contingent formally surrenders to Confederate forces after 34 hours of bombardment. In surrendering to Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard, U. S. Maj. Robert Anderson hands over Fort Sumter to the South and is treated well by his southern captors. There are no casualties from the war’s first battle,…

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 12, 1861

And so it begins. At 4:30 AM, Confederate batteries open fire on Fort Sumter off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina. Sumter’s Union garrison returns fire. In the space of mere moments, month-longs apprehension evaporates. The war is on. There is no turning back. The first return fire from Sumter comes from a cannon manned…

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