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Baptists and the American Civil War: September 23, 1865

Delegates to the Hiwassee United Baptist Association of Tennessee, in annual meeting in Roane County, discuss and debate the recent Civil War. The South’s role in the war is considered as that of the aggressor, but the association seeks distance from political conflict and “unity of the spirit in the bond of peace.” The question…

September 23, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: September 16, 1865

Born a slave in Virginia in 1802, Wilkes B. Flagg learned the blacksmith trade in Georgia. His owners also allowed him to learn to read and write. With extra money earned from blacksmithing, Flagg purchased his freedom and that of his family. By 1850, Flagg had become a Baptist minister while he continued his blacksmithing.…

September 16, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: August 31, 1865

William A. Boon was born on January 15, 1845. Of mixed racial heritage, Boon was born a free man. As a young adult, his skin was light enough that he possibly passed himself off, at times, as a white man. On August 4, 1864 Boon enlisted in the Union Army and was assigned to the…

August 31, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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