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Gutted Buildings After the Troy, New York Fire of May 10, 1862

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 10, 1862

The city of Troy, New York, prior to the Civil War grew to become one of the 20th largest cities in America. Growth, however, came with consequences. Like many other cities of the early and mid-nineteenth century, the city of largely wooden buildings has by now experienced a series of increasingly destructive fires. Today, however,…

May 10, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Richmond, Virginia

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 1, 1862

The trend of Baptist congregations in southern cities donating church bells to be cast into Confederate cannons is growing. Today’s Richmond Dispatch announces: Patriotic Example. – The congregation of the Second Baptist Church in this city have set an example that may challenge emulation, but for self-sacrificing patriotism cannot be excelled. They met not long…

April 1, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Civil War era map of Marietta, Georgia

Baptists and the American Civil War: March 31, 1862

Today’s Richmond Daily Dispatch commends four Georgia churches – including one Baptist congregation – for their public displays of patriotism: The correspondence which follows explains itself. We give it a place in our columns as showing the determined spirit with which the [various] religious denominations are resolved in the prosecution of the present war. It…

March 31, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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