Zirconia, North Carolina native Daniel W. Revis (1835-1914) was a farmer in Henderson County prior to the war. In 1862 he enlisted for a three year term of service with North Carolina’s 64th Regiment, Company B. His service took place largely in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, prior to his discharge in early 1865.…
Many Baptists were Union prisoners of war at Andersonville Prison Camp in southwest Georgia, some of whom died in captivity due to the harsh conditions of the open-air prison. Among the Baptist survivors is Alfred D. Bennet of Huntingdon, Tennessee, one of many from west Tennessee who served in the Union Army. Bennet is scarred…
The inaugural meeting of the State Convention of Colored Baptists in Kentucky continues this day in the Fifth Street Baptist Church of Louisville. Some 5,000 persons are present, representative of a dozen congregations in the state. The first officers of the convention are: Rev. H. Adams, pastor of Fifth Street Baptist Church, Louisville as President;…