James Kirtley, Northbend Baptist Association

Baptists and the American Civil War: September 11, 1861

At Dry Creek Baptist Church in Kenton County, Kentucky, on the southern border of the Ohio River below Cincinnati, the Northbend Baptist Association convenes. Congregations in Kenton and Boone counties comprise the association’s membership. Although usually meeting for three days, this year’s meeting is limited to one day, because of the war-caused distractions. Northbend messengers…