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Baptists and the American Civil War: April 30, 1865

Today Lincoln‘s body lies in state in Indianapolis. Overcast, rainy skies match the somber and sorrowful mood of the tens of thousands of mourners who parade past the coffin. While Indianapolis mourns, a Union meeting of Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian congregations of Panama, New York features a discourse on “The Life and Character of Abraham…

April 30, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: November 18, 1864

Now fully on the march westward and southward from Atlanta, Union General William T. Sherman‘s army is spread out from the vicinity of Jackson to Oxford. His exact intentions are unclear to citizens of Georgia, yet many cities and towns in the potential path of the army have little, if any, resources to prepare defenses.…

November 18, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: October 4, 1864

Skirmishes continue in north Georgia as Rebels strive to disrupt Union supply lines between Nashville and Atlanta. Attacking the Union-occupied cities of the Deep South is out of the question for the vastly weakened Confederacy’s Army of the Tennessee. Being an annoyance and worry to the Federals is about the best the Rebels can do…

October 4, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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