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Baptists and the American Civil War: September 25, 1864

In Palmetto, Georgia this day, Confederate President Jefferson Davis meets with generals John Bell Hood and William Hardee. Hood, commander of the defeated Army of the Tennessee, blames subordinate general Hardee, who had commanded one of three corps under Hood, for the loss of Atlanta to Sherman. Hardee disagrees, and asks to be removed from…

September 25, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Map of Virginia 1860s

Baptists and the American Civil War: September 19, 1864

Today’s main battlefield action takes place in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. In what is known as the Third Battle of Winchester (or the Battle of Opequon), in fierce fighting Union General Philip Sheridan‘s forces prevail over those of Confederate General Jubal Early. Reflecting the desperation on the part of the Confederates to find some way to…

September 19, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Confederate Soldiers

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 25, 1864

Today, a Monday, the Georgia Baptist Convention reconvenes at Atlanta’s Second Baptist Church for the final day of their annual meeting. Thus far the war, but more specifically Confederate soldiers and their families, have dominated the discourse of the conference. Today proves no different as, following the opening prayer and a reading of Saturday’s minutes,…

April 25, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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