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Baptists and the American Civil War: August 1, 1864

Following his successful raid of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania two days prior, Confederate General John McCausland and his forces head toward western Maryland in an attempt to inflict further structural and political damage upon the United States. Union forces, however, effectively engage the Rebels this day in the Battle of Folck’s Mill near Cumberland. Following a five-hour…

August 1, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
A Civil War Era Baptist Church

Baptists and the American Civil War: October 13, 1863

Revival season continues among Southern Baptist churches, as reflected this week in a letter to the editor of the North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder. October 6th, 1863 Mr. Editor–Yesterday we closed one of the most interesting meetings that we ever attended at Bethel church. We protracted our monthly meeting from day to day until the…

October 13, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
African Slavery

Baptists and the American Civil War: June 22, 1863

Rev. Jesse H. Campbell, Confederate army chaplain appointed by Georgia Baptists, today offers his commentary on the loyalty of African slaves and the evilness of Northern efforts to force freedom upon slaves. When the history of this inhuman and murderous war comes to be written, it will be recorded as a remarkable fact that for…

June 22, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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