Today in Kansas in the Battle of Mine Creek, Union forces again route Confederates as active Rebel resistance in the far West effectively draws to a close. Meanwhile, Southern elites continue telling common white folk in the South that blacks are happy and fulfilled in slavery, and discontent and unhappy when given freedom. An article…
The waning of Confederate fortunes is paralleled by decreasing enthusiasm among white Southern Baptists in relation to army revivals. While reports of army revivals yet dot Southern Baptist newspapers, the amount of copy space has shrunk and the editorial ebullition is diminished. Part of the reason is the simple fact that there is too much…
On the site of what will one day be the Kansas City, Missouri zoo, the Battle of Westport takes place. The battle proves to be a culmination of major activity in the state, as a Union win effectively overcomes the little remaining resistance to Union rule in Missouri. Not only is the battle significant in…