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Baptists and the American Civil War: January 7, 1864

Prior to the war, “Lee Town” in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa became a refuge for escaped slaves fleeing from Missouri, as well as slaves freed by Missouri slave owners who came to oppose the peculiar institution. The Underground Railroad was nearby. Some freedman passed through Lee Town; others, finding protection, stayed. Soon after the Civil War…

January 7, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: December 17, 1863

Loyalties are not always clearcut in North Carolina. Although the state has contributed more soldiers to the Confederacy’s cause then any of her neighboring states, Union sentiment in the Tar Heel State is robust enough that eight Union regiments are ultimately formed from the state’s citizenry. Skirmishes between Confederate and Union loyalties have been ongoing…

December 17, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: September 27, 1863

Alabama’s Ten Islands Baptist Association meets at Post Oak Spring Baptist Church in Calhoun County, Alabama. Like many Baptist associations of the South during this fall season, the Ten Islands association passes (over the course of the three day gathering) resolutions and offers commentary on the war, the Confederacy, confederate soldiers and African slavery. Three…

September 27, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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