The day after the bloodiest day in the war, the sun dawns on an apocalyptic scene in and around a small Baptist church near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s invasion of Maryland has turned into a disaster of unimagined proportions. Some 12,000 soldiers lie dead or dying in a cornfield, as the Confederates…
Across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., is Alexandria, Virginia. Occupied by United States forces since May 24, 1861, the town is the former home of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee–currently engaged in a daring invasion of Maryland–whose estate is used by the Union as a military command post. Many other buildings in town have…
In the state where the Confederacy was born, the South Carolina Baptist Convention is meeting in annual session in Greenville. The war permeates the proceedings. Several Southern Baptist ministers are presently imprisoned in Union-occupied Nashville, Tennessee for refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the United States. South Carolina delegates convey their support for…