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African Slavery

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 30, 1863

Today is designated national fast day in the United States, as declared by the government. Many sermons are preached on this occasion, including a discourse by Northern Baptist minister Daniel C. Eddy to the combined congregations of the First Baptist Church and Tabernacle Baptist Church, both of Philadelphia, the latter of which Eddy serves as…

April 30, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Robert Smalls, from Harper's Weekly, June 14, 1862

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 12, 1862

Southern slave holders long ago staked out the public position that their African slaves are happy and fulfilled in their lives of bondage. Africans’ inherent intelligence, so the reasoning goes, is suitable–at its best– for a life of enslavement consisting of social and racial isolation, hard work, meager rations, primitive housing, no familial bonds, and…

May 12, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
106th Pennsylvania

Baptists and the American Civil War: May 9, 1861

Born on June 23, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland, John Wheaton Lynch “helped recruit for the 106th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers in 1861. The regiment was mustered in the on August 24, 1861, and John W. Lynch served as a first lieutenant. The 106th saw action at many notable battles, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.…

May 9, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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