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Tag Archives: july 25 1865

Jesse, a Famous Baptist

Baptists and the American Civil War: July 26, 1865

Missourian Franklin (“Frank”) James (brother to Jesse James) is the son of a now-deceased Baptist minister (Robert James, who assisted in the formation of William Jewel College) and a Sunday School teacher in his Baptist church. Enrolling in the Confederate Army early in the war, Frank soon returned home. When Union soldiers raided the family…

July 26, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: July 25, 1865

Bethel Baptist Institutional Church of Jacksonville, Florida, the oldest Baptist church in the state, is claimed by both white and black members. As related by one historian: “Instituted in 1838 by James McDonald and Ryan Frier, who served as co-pastors, Bethel Baptist’s congregation numbered six charter members including two slaves called Bacchus and Peggy.  Church…

July 25, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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