Today Union General Ulysses S. Grant‘s march south of the North Anna River is brought up short on the river banks by yet another brilliant defensive maneuver effected by Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Thus the next battle of the Overland Campaign begins, the Battle of North Anna. For three days the armies of the…
As spring grows ever bloodier in Virginia and Georgia, the successes of prolonged winter revivals in the Confederate Army are yet celebrated by Southern Baptists. By one tally, some forty chapels have been built within army camps, while numerous army congregations have been established, the latter despite some opposition to the concept of forming congregations…
A group of Baptists come to the White House with a petition, as does a group of Methodists. While maintaining an open door policy in regards to religious leaders, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is apparently busy this day and unable to visit with the delegations. Perhaps the president is preoccupied with news from the Wilderness…