Today a Captain within the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry resigns. A wealthy lawyer, author and Baptist layman, John Wheeler Moore (1833-1906) resigns his position in order to accept a promotion as a major of a new artillery battalion, the 3rd Battalion NCLA near Raleigh, of which he is given command by Governor Vance on February 24.…
Even as Baptists on the southern home front complain about the evils of army camp life, they eagerly look for evidence that the distribution of religious literature among soldiers is pushing back the spiritual darkness so rampant. One report from a Confederate colporter is making the rounds: A colporter, laboring among the Confederate forces in…
In the midst of war, church life in the North tries to retain some sense of normalcy. Today is Saturday, the traditional day of the week on which church business is conducted (typically, churches meet on one Saturday each month to conduct business). For the Big Darby Baptist Church of Canaan Township (now Plains City),…