Many readers of the North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder depend upon the paper to convey and interpret the latest battlefield developments. While often a few days behind, and even more so due to the two to three days it may take subscribers to receive the paper, editor J. D. Hufham‘s summaries are reliably as optimistic…
One year after the United States Army seized control of Alexandria, Louisiana, the Union abandons the town. Union Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks orders that the town be left intact, but two corps, ignoring the general’s orders, set about plundering and burning the city. By the end of the day, the flames have spread and the…
Today is the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention in session at the Second Baptist Church of Atlanta. Yesterday’s opening agenda included morning worship and initial discussions, reports and resolutions concerning the support of Confederate soldiers and the orphans of deceased soldiers. The focus on soldiers and soldiers’ families is indicative of the mood…