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Civil War era whiskey label

Baptists and the American Civil War: July 21, 1863

A brief article in this week’s North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder echoes advice from the South Carolina Confederate Baptist regarding church members who are growing corn partially to turn into whiskey, and partially to sell at high profits to the public, while food is ever more scarce in the South. The Confederate Baptist, in reply…

July 21, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Montgomery Alabama 1861

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 15, 1861

In Montgomery, Alabama, the birthplace and capital of the Confederate States of America, excitement runs high as Baptists join the ranks of new soldiers training and marching off to war. An observer captures the scene in Montgomery today, albeit perhaps with a bit of exaggeration at certain points: From my window at the top of…

May 15, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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