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Baptists and the American Civil War: October 14, 1863

Today in Prince William County, Virginia, the Third Corps of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee‘s Army of Northern Virginia attack the Second Corps of Union Gen. George E. Meade‘s Army of the Potomac. The Battle of Bristoe Station begins with a surprise attack upon the unsuspecting federals: the initial shells fall as the federals are…

October 14, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: July 15, 1863

What do the losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg mean for the Confederacy? This week, while the facts of battle are yet fuzzy and news stories often contradict one another, Southern newspaper editors begin trying to make sense of the recent battlefield defeats. Not atypical of the larger discourse in the Southern religious press this week,…

July 15, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: July 14, 1863

News from Gettysburg and Vicksburg has spread throughout the South, although thanks to the inefficiencies and shortcomings of communication, the facts are frequently interspersed with supposition and rumors. While yet uncertain of many details about Gettysburg, this week North Carolina Baptists’ Biblical Recorder editor J. D. Hufham breaks the sobering news of Confederate losses at…

July 14, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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