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Baptists and the American Civil War: April 1, 1865

Five Forks is a road junction in the vicinity of Petersburg, important to the viability of Robert E. Lee‘s last supply line, the South Side Railroad. Today the Federals advance upon the junction and score a significant victory over the Rebels, capturing many prisoners and forcing, by the end of the day, Confederate defenders into…

April 1, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: April 20, 1864

With the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery having passed the United States Senate and awaiting approval of the House, the attention of the North is increasingly focused on bringing the war to a conclusion so that freedom might be extended to blacks yet enslaved. The state of Massachusetts, and Boston in particular, has for decades been…

April 20, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 26, 1863

Many Baptists of the South continue displaying inconsistency regarding their heritage of church state separation (despite verbal affirmation). In many ways, the Civil War has led them to take stances foreign to their faith of the past, including advocacy of and loyalty to their nation as a Christian nation that should be governed by biblical…

May 26, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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