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Baptists and the American Civil War: March 17, 1862

White Baptists of the Confederacy share many of the same war-related convictions as do white southern Christians of other denominations. At a time when southerners are reeling from a string of battlefield setbacks, this week’s North Carolina Biblical Recorder reprints a brief commentary, originally appearing in a Presbyterian paper, regarding differences between South and North:…

March 17, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: February 21, 1862

Confederate Christians are ramping up production of Bibles and tracts for soldiers. In order to expedite the process, Protestant denominations are working together. A recent report from the Board of Colportage of the Baptist State Convention of South Carolina commends this ecumenical effort: We appeal to every christian man, we circulate no Tract or Book…

February 21, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: September 13, 1861

Union General George McClellan’s Special Order No. 7 has now been in effect for one week. The order reads: The Major-General Commanding desires and requests that in future there may be a more perfect respect for the Sabbath on the part of his command. We are fighting in a holy cause, and should endeavor to…

September 13, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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