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Baptists and the American Civil War: May 15, 1862

A recent letter from a North Carolina Baptist Confederate soldier is published in this week’s North Carolina Biblical Recorder. Writing from Gordonville, Virgina, the soldier (identifying himself only as D. W. C.) reflects upon his early weeks in the state where the Union is on the offensive. His observations include the adoration of Richmond women…

May 15, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Civil War era Mississippi Map

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 8, 1862

The ravages of war upon Southern family life are by now all too evident. Within Baptist congregations of the South, pastoral care is uneven. In many if not most instances, congregations never officially acknowledge the hardships of member families, while members in informal but very real ways often help one another through difficult times. In…

May 8, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: January 10, 1862

The Second Baptist Church of Richmond, Virginia, announces a concert to raise funds to supplement the meager salary of a regiment of Confederate soldiers. As reported in today’s Richmond Daily Dispatch: Among the first who rushed to arms to repel the Yankees in their attempt to conquer Virginia, was a regiment of Kentuckians. They were…

January 10, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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