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Daily Archives: September 11, 2013

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Baptists and the American Civil War: September 11, 1863

Today Union raiders create havoc in Wright City, Missouri, a town in a border state evidencing mixed, vocal loyalties. Targeting buildings where Southern sympathizers are known to gather, the militia first strike the Baptist church, torching the meeting house. As the church blazes, the raiders move on to two local businesses, setting fire to a…

September 11, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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