Baptists and the American Civil War: June 9, 1862
Union General George B. McClellan, although now on the defensive in the long-running Peninsular Campaign, is yet threatening Richmond, Virgina, the Confederate Capital. His advance to Richmond checked and earlier this month outmanuevered by Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston’s forces during the Battle of Seven Pines (also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks Station),…