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Baptists and the American Civil War: December 30, 1863

The destruction of Baptist churches throughout the South continues, even in the bitter cold of winter as the the year 1863 draws to a close. The Greenville, North Carolina Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church, founded in 1758, is burned today by Union forces. To make matters worse, the act is perpetuated in part by a…

December 30, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 3, 1863

In the Baptist churches of the Confederacy, most of which are integrated, tensions between white and black members have steadily grown as the war drags on. For enslaved African Baptists, the church house is the one place where, at least in theory, a semblance of equality of the races is partially realized. This relative degree…

April 3, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: March 8, 1863

As the second anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War inches ever closer, many Baptist congregations of the South by this point have largely redirected their mission efforts to Confederate soldiers by collecting funds to support army chaplains and provide Christian literature to soldiers. Helping Baptist soldiers maintain their faith and evangelizing non-Christian soldiers…

March 8, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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