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Slavery

Baptists and the American Civil War: November 9, 1864

Today in Georgia Union General William T. Sherman, preparing for his march across Georgia to the port city of Savannah, issues Special Field Orders No. 120. The orders declare that the army “will forage liberally on the country during the march,” including “corn or forage of any kind, meat of any kind, vegetables, corn-meal, or…

November 9, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Nashville, Tennessee Civil War

Baptists and the American Civil War: January 10, 1863

The Union occupation of Nashville, Tennessee is characterized by much strain and stress in the daily lives of white Southern civilians who remain in the city. The Baptists have been booted from the First Baptist Church facilities, while white locals swap stories of local black freedmens’ (still considered slaves by white Southerners) antics and misdeeds…

January 10, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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