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Baptists and the American Civil War: August 1, 1864

Following his successful raid of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania two days prior, Confederate General John McCausland and his forces head toward western Maryland in an attempt to inflict further structural and political damage upon the United States. Union forces, however, effectively engage the Rebels this day in the Battle of Folck’s Mill near Cumberland. Following a five-hour…

August 1, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: October 20, 1861

In the midst of a southern war effort that is rapidly stunting Baptist mission work at home and abroad, the first German Baptist congregation in Texas is organized today. The Ebenezer (now Greenvine) German Baptist Church in Burton is led by pastor J. Frank Kiefer, who serves the congregation until 1867. Born in 1833 in…

October 20, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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