Today U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, over the objection of some advisors, decides to attempt to resupply Fort Sumter on April 6. The die is cast. Lincoln knows that Confederate forces in Charleston will resist the resupply efforts, which in turn could well lead to the formal beginnings of the war that is inevitable. Meanwhile, Mississippi…
An editorial in today’s Charleston Mercury is read with approval by many white Baptists in the South Carolina city: … we have already noticed the gross ignorance of the people of the North in regard to the true principles of republican government. Having no adequate conception of those wise and needful restrictions upon absolute power,…
As the nation’s first president with a Baptist background, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln does not inspire confidence in the eyes of many observers. His backwoods upbringing and physical appearance make him stand out, albeit not in the most favorable light. London Times’ reporter William Russell covered the Civil War in America, keeping a diary as…