The war, although perhaps dampening Baptist growth in the United States, has by no means halted the founding of new congregations. Many established within the past year are African Baptist congregations, as their church names note. Growth is also taking place in the Mid-West and the often-new cities in the far West. Among churches started…
The month of May arrives with great anticipation in the air. While his officers puzzle over incomplete intelligence regarding the movements of Union forces in Virginia, Confederate Robert E. Lee takes time out to attend the baptism of Lucy Lee Hill, the infant daughter of General A. P. Hill. Both families are Episcopalian. As a…
Anxieties North and South are high. The moment of truth is mere days to come. The United States and Confederate States, both weary of war, steel for yet another season of bloodshed and anguish. This most uncivil of wars was never expected to last this long. The public is nervous, politicians are wary, and soldier…