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Baptists and the American Civil War: December 4, 1865

Today in the District of Columbia the 39th Congress convenes. The big question looming over all others is that of what to do about the Southern states who, although defeated in the recent war, seem determined to defy the Union by continuing their oppression and violence against against former slaves. Republicans, the party of Lincoln…

December 4, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: December 3, 1865

Today a new Baptist congregation is founded in the South. Unlike most in the immediate post-war years of the South, it is a white congregation. In the southern section of Memphis, Tennessee on the corner of Adams and Second Streets, the Central Baptist Church is established. For some years, no other white Baptist church had…

December 3, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: November 29, 1865

David L. Bryant, born 1843 in Jackson, Pennsylvania, was one of three brothers to fight in the Civil War. One brother died and two survived, including David. Enlisting in September 1862, David’s living through the war defied the odds, as he fought in roughly 100 battles, including at Seven Pines, Murfreesboro and Petersburg. A Baptist…

November 29, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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