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Baptists and the American Civil War: October 19, 1863

During this season of Confederate discontent, as white Southerners cast about for signs of hope and inspiration, heroes are desperately needed. Confederate General Robert E. Lee‘s heroic boldness and bravery command much respect, yet the bitter and costly defeat at Gettysburg in July has tarnished his image. Oh for the glory days of Manassas! Either…

October 19, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 11, 1863

Today is day four of the Southern Baptist Convention meeting, hosted by the Green Street Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia. After the singing of a hymn, the first order of business is a war-related matter: the offering of a resolution regarding army chaplains, missionaries and colporteurs. Resolved, 1st. That it is the sense of this…

May 11, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 2, 1863

During this second day of the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee‘s Army of Northern Virginia again outflanks and outfights Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker‘s Army of the Potomac, a force twice the size of Lee’s. Yet this otherwise victorious day for the South ends badly when Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, daring military…

May 2, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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