Today the Confederate Congress, having already officially claimed the blessing of God, approves a bill installing (Christian) chaplains in Confederate armies. Prior to this time, military chaplains were not the norm in America’s armies. The Civil War, however, led to military chaplains as a fixture, and after the war the practice continued. Thousands of chaplains…
Pressure builds between the state of Virginia and adjacent Washington, D.C. Both the Union and the Confederacy realize that Virginia will be pivotal in the war. Against this backdrop, the U. S. Navy today blocks the entrances to the James River and Hampton Roads, Virginia. In addition, U.S. sources also seizes two additional Confederate vessels,…
Maryland thus far has remained in the Union, and the New York Times declares that the state’s loyalty is now secure. The state’s remaining with the United States is crucial for President Lincoln’s strategy of maintaining the loyalty of the border states in order to slow the momentum of the Confederacy. In Virginia, many Baptist…