In the deep South, Union forces now have a secure hold on the South Carolina coast. Beaufort is under control of the 100th Pennsylvania Regiment, the men of whom are convinced they are following the directive of God in ensuring the welfare of the freedmen under their protection, following a victorious fall campaign against Confederate…
The Bethel Baptist Association continues meeting in southwest Georgia. Having earlier endorsed the raising of money to send Bibles to southern soldiers, delegates also hear a report on the “State of the Churches.” The report is discouraging, as the war has impacted Georgia Baptists on the home front: In consequence of the distracted state of…
Today is Sunday, the Christian Sabbath. As is often the case these on Sunday mornings during these troubling times, the subject of war – whether directly or indirectly, in large part or in passing – is mentioned from many Baptist pulpits, South and North. What does a typical Baptist church look like in the Confederate…