Jefferson Davis and his entourage, seeking to evade capture by federal forces, are fleeing southward. Today they arrive at Wilkes County, Georgia. Accompanying Davis is Confederate soldier Benjamin Chandler and his slave, Silas, a trained carpenter. Earlier in the war Silas had been the body servant of Sergeant Andrew M. Chandler. When Chandler was injured…
Not infrequently the Civil War divides families and generates opposing loyalties. As the fourth year of the great conflict approaches and the fortunes of the Confederate States fade, the divisive nature of the war becomes ever more noticeable and personal. Today, in many respects, is like many other days during the war. Men enroll as…
Baptists of the Roaring River District Baptist Association gather this day at Reddie’s River Church in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Like most other Primitive Baptist associational gatherings during the war, they decline to focus on the war. Primitive Baptists of the South, more than Southern Baptists, tend to maintain their heritage of strict separation of…