A Canadian by birth (1848), Philip S. Moxom grew up in Illinois and as a 14-yeard old marched off to fight for his new country as an attendant, or “boy,” to Captain Bewley of the 78th Illinois Regiment. On October 3, 1863, a then 15-year old Moxom enlisted as a soldier in the 17th Illinois…
Gilead Baptist Church of South Carolina’s Grindal Shoals community dates to September 27, 1804. Revolutionary veterans comprised six of the founding members. Upon the commencement of the Civil War, many members joined the Confederate Army, including pastor Philip Ramsour Elam. William Lee took Elam’s place as pastor for 1861 and 1862. During Lee’s pastorate, three…
Born in Michigan in 1837, Lucius V. Lyon attended a Baptist school prior to enlisting with Company C, Sixth Michigan Infantry, August 20, 1862. Lyon fought under General Benjamin Butler in the western theater of the war, from New Orleans to Baton Rouge to Mobile, Alabama and back to New Orleans. During an engagement in…