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Tag Archives: fort sumter

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 14, 1865

Today is Good Friday. On the site of where the war between the states erupted, the former United States flag, the very one that had been removed by the Confederacy on April 12, 1861, is again raised over Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in a special ceremony attended by many dignitaries. General Abner Doubleday, raised…

April 14, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 17, 1863

Beaufort, South Carolina is an epicenter of African life in the South, a story of which Baptists have played a central role. During the years 1831-32 a great revival, characterized by evangelistic fervor, led many slaves to join the Baptist Church of Beaufort, a congregation founded in 1804. The slaves in Beaufort District were predominantly…

May 17, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Robert Smalls, from Harper's Weekly, June 14, 1862

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 7, 1863

Robert Smalls, former slave, African American Baptist layman, and United States hero for his daring capture of a Confederate steamer last year, now serves in the U.S. Navy. He is currently assigned to Port Royal, South Carolina, where he is a pilot with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Today Smalls pilots the USS Keokuk, under…

April 7, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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