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Baptists and the American Civil War: February 13, 1864

Sagging Confederate fortunes weigh heavily on the minds of many white Southerners. Yet for others, resolve and determination grows with each setback. Today in Oklahoma yet another military setback steels the resolve of the many ardent Confederates. In what becomes known as the Battle of Middle Foggy, 350 federal Cavalrymen under Union Major Charles Willets…

February 13, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Abraham Lincoln

Baptists and the American Civil War: November 15, 1862

The fight over slavery has escalated religious rhetoric in the North. Emancipation of African slaves is viewed by many Northern Christians as a religious, moral, and patriotic crusade. And although Sunday is not set aside by the government as a holy day (America’s heritage of church state separation precludes such government observances; mail is yet…

November 15, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: November 6, 1861

Today Jefferson Davis (a Kentucky native, like Abraham Lincoln) is elected as president of the Confederate States of America, following his service to this point as provisional president. The November election is confirmed in February, when electors from the Confederate States – each state having the same numbers of electors as they have members in…

November 6, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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