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Baptists and the American Civil War: December 18, 1864

With the Confederates declaring their refusal to surrender Savannah to Sherman, the Union General begins preparations to take the city. Numerical manpower and firepower are on Sherman’s side, a fact recognized by the Confederacy. More soldiers are desperately needed in the defense of the city, but none are forthcoming. The armies of the South, decimated…

December 18, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 7, 1864

The Battle of the Wilderness ends inconclusively when Union General Ulysses S. Grant, facing a well-entrenched Confederate foe, withdraws from the field and turns toward Spotsylvania Courthouse in an effort to reposition his troops between Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee‘s Army of Northern Virginia and Richmond, the Confederate capital. The three day battle has left…

May 7, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: March 30, 1864

Early spring has arrived, and with it the promise of the large-scale resumption of battles. Today’s minor military happenings merely serve as preludes to the great clashes which are surely to come. Among the day’s developments are the capture of a Confederate outpost at Cherry Grove, Virginia and skirmishes in Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri. The…

March 30, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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