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Mary Beckley Bristow

Baptists and the American Civil War: July 24, 1861

Today, Mary Beckley Bristow, a member of the Sardis Baptist Church in Union, Kentucky, reflects upon the recent Confederate victory at the first battle of Manassas / Bull Run, fought three days prior: A great battle has been fought in old Virginia between the North, East & West against the South, who is battling alone…

July 24, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Greenville Baptist Female College

Baptists and the American Civil War: July 19, 1861

Their spirits bolstered by victory at the skirmish known as the Battle of Blackburn’s Ford, Confederate forces, anticipating a clash with U.S. Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell’s 35,000 troops, begin consolidating in preparation. Some troops arrive in the Manassas area by train, the first time in history for troops to be transported by train. Meanwhile, in…

July 19, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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