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Tag Archives: illinois

Baptists and the American Civil War: June 27, 1865

Simon B. Malone was born into slavery on December 18, 1842 in Tippah County, Mississippi. During the war, he fled to freedom when the 5th Ohio Cavalry came through his home county. According to oral history and family tradition, Malone followed the 5th Ohio, making himself useful by caring for soldiers’ horses, fetching water and…

June 27, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: June 12, 1865

Today in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. General William T. Sherman and his wife attend a Sanitary Commission fair, demonstrating their support for the organization that has done so much in support of soldiers. Many American (Northern) Baptists also support the Commission. Southward in Virginia a new black Baptist church is founded, the Bethlehem Baptist Church of…

June 12, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: February 7, 1865

Prior to the war and despite the growing abolitionist movement, discriminatory laws against black citizens were common in the North. Known as “black laws,” the regulations often prevented blacks from voting, serving on juries, testifying in court against a white person or signing contracts. Freedom, in short, while real nonetheless came with restrictions for black…

February 7, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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