Baptists and the American Civil War: February 28, 1863

Talks of revivals within the Confederate Army increasingly occupy space in Baptist newspapers of the South. The influence and work of faithful chaplains is said to be aiding the spread of revival fires. Or is this so? Alex Morgan, the Assistant Surgeon of the First Georgia Regiment, currently stationed at Camp Cumming near Mobile, Alabama,…

Battle of Shiloh with Shiloh Church in the Background

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 7, 1862

The Battle of Shiloh continues today, with momentum shifting to the Union and resulting in a victory for the United States. Dr. Nathaniel Alexander “Alex” Morgan (1823 – 1907), a Louisiana physician and farmer, fights in the 19th Louisiana Infantry. In a letter to his wife Fanny following the battle, he describes the battlefield action…

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