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Baptists and the American Civil War: June 11, 1864

The Battle of Cold Harbor is winding down. Union General Ulysses S. Grant, unable to penetrate Confederate defenses, is making plans to withdraw and grant a win to Confederate General Robert E. Lee. But Grant is not giving up, as he prepares his forces to cross the James River and push closer toward Petersburg, a…

June 11, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: February 1, 1864

The military inactivity of winter months provides soldiers with ample opportunities to play cards, read, forage and, for many, write letters to family and friends on the home front. Thomas C. Cheney, a Union soldier in the First New Hampshire Voluntary Light Battery and a member of the First Free Baptist Church Manchester, New Hampshire,…

February 1, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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