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…
In spite of the growing revivals in portions of the Confederate Army, many Baptists on the home front are increasingly worried about the largely godless life of Confederate soldiers. Two articles in this week’s edition of North Carolina Baptists’ Biblical Recorder do little to sooth such concerns. A soldier, writing to the Confederate Baptist, from…
Confederate reinforcements are pouring into Fredericksburg, Virginia, positioning themselves across the Rappahannock River from Union forces in Falmouth. The city has largely been deserted by civilians. Anticipation hangs thick in the air, as a clash between the two forces is only a matter of time. Today, according to one eyewitness account (although disputed by some…