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Daily Archives: August 16, 2015

Baptists and the American Civil War: August 16, 1865

The inaugural meeting of the State Convention of Colored Baptists in Kentucky continues this day in the Fifth Street Baptist Church of Louisville. Some 5,000 persons are present, representative of a dozen congregations in the state. The first officers of the convention are: Rev. H. Adams, pastor of Fifth Street Baptist Church, Louisville as President;…

August 16, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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