Across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., is Alexandria, Virginia. Occupied by United States forces since May 24, 1861, the town is the former home of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee–currently engaged in a daring invasion of Maryland–whose estate is used by the Union as a military command post. Many other buildings in town have…
At a time when the Confederacy’s fortunes seem to be on the upswing, this week’s North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder publishes a commentary on “Providence and this War.” You launch a loose plank on the swollen river, and from the bank watch patiently its course, as it drifts along–but you cannot guide it. It is…
In the South, Confederate notes (paper money) increasingly succumb to inflationary pressures. As the war stretches out, the printing volume of notes grows, while citizens become more uncertain as to whether they will ever be able to redeem the notes (which are to be redeemed following Confederate victory over the United States). Currently, Confederate notes…