Publication and distribution of Confederate religious periodicals is a priority of Baptist leaders of the South. The cessation of commerce between North and South has forced the Confederacy to become self-dependent, while Southern Baptists in particular are abhorrent of the abolitionist sentiment that is so often expressed in Northern religious literature, and thus avoid Northern…
Six months into the war, economic hardship is felt throughout the Confederacy as southerners complain of merchants charging higher prices for goods. Today Gov. A. B. Moore of Alabama issues a proclamation criticizing merchants, tradesmen and suppliers of government equipment for overcharging buyers. From this point forward, inflation, speculation and greed will increasingly characterize the…
Today in Missouri the (First) Battle of Lexington – also known as the Battle of the Hemp Bales – continues. Having begun on September 13, the battle will continue until the 20th of the month. Taking place in Lafayette County, an area of the state harboring much Southern sentiment, the Union Army faces of with…