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Baptists and the American Civil War: April 23, 1863

In the wake of the Richmond Bread Riot earlier this month, there is growing concern over food shortages within the Confederacy. A good growing season is imperative. Against this backdrop, an editorial in North Carolina Baptists’ Biblical Recorder offers advice to the farmers of North Carolina. These are now the alternatives placed before us. If…

April 23, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: April 22, 1863

Comprised of many Christians of differing denominations who are thrown together in military service, the Confederate Army at times harbors within its ranks a variety of religious tensions. One particular religious practice is a flash point of controversy: communion. Each denomination’s way of doing communion is a bit different, and Baptists are no exception (other…

April 22, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 21, 1863

Emancipation along the North Carolina coast began over a year ago when Union General Ambrose Burnside landed on Roanoke Island in February 1862. Soon, much of the coastal mainland was under United States control, and New Bern became Union headquarters for the region. From the landing of Ambrose to the present, African slaves have, in…

April 21, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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