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Tag Archives: abner doubleday

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 14, 1865

Today is Good Friday. On the site of where the war between the states erupted, the former United States flag, the very one that had been removed by the Confederacy on April 12, 1861, is again raised over Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in a special ceremony attended by many dignitaries. General Abner Doubleday, raised…

April 14, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: July 1, 1863

The armies of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and Union Gen. George G. Meade have been moving closer and closer to one another in the past week. Today, they collide west of Gettysburg, a town where several highways intersect. The initial contact between Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia and Meade’s Army of the Potomac takes…

July 1, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: February 11, 1862

Abner Doubleday, destined to be known in modern mythology as the father of baseball, is one of the more prominent officers in the Union Army. From a Baptist family, Abner’s brother Thomas is also of Baptist stock, their father having been a New York politician, prominent Baptist layman, and Baptist author. Abner played a leading…

February 11, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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