This month many Baptist churches and associational assemblies throughout the South hold special prayer meetings for the Confederacy. Dark are the clouds descending over the nation, hiding the face of God from his people. In Tennessee near Knoxville, the Gallaher Baptist Church prays and fasts, calling on God to bring peace to the land. In…
With Atlanta securely in Union hands, today in an attempt to break through the stalemate at Petersburg, Union General Ulysses S. Grant strikes against the Confederate forces of General Robert E. Lee on two simultaneous fronts. One assault, against Richmond, becomes known as the Battle of New Market Heights (or the Battle of Fort Harrison…
Following yesterday’s bloody Battle of Marianna in northwest Florida, in which Union forces emerged victorious, a contingent of nearby Washington County militia assembled and today move toward Marriana in hopes of engaging the Federals. At the same time, the victorious Union forces move out from Marriana this morning. Neither army realizes that they are marching…