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Baptists and the American Civil War: August 19, 1865

Today the Missouri Baptist General Association convenes, two years following the last meeting, held in 1863. Missouri, while not a part of the Southern Confederacy, was a divided state during the war. The big question at hand is whether or not the state organization will re-affiliate with the Southern Baptist Convention. In an effort to…

August 19, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 2, 1865

Following yesterday’s victory in the Battle of Five Forks at Petersburg, Grant determines to make a frontal offensive on Lee‘s defenses. In the predawn hours of a Sunday morning, Gen. Horatio Wright’s Sixth corps emerge from their trenches and break through the Rebel lines, followed by offensives on the part of the Second and Ninth…

April 2, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: February 27, 1864

Economics is never far from the minds of the leaders of both the United States and the Confederate States. A year ago this week U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Currency Act, creating a national banking system, a Currency Bureau and the office of Comptroller of the Currency. The act’s primary purpose was to…

February 27, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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