As news of the Union victory at Fort Fisher (North Carolina) continues spreading throughout the North and South, U.S. General William T. Sherman, still in Savannah, is anxious to march into South Carolina. To his dismay, rain and high water serve to delay his departure. Today the American Colonization Society, an organization supported by many…
Today’s session of the Confederate Senate is opened in prayer “by the Rev. Mr. Tichenor, of the Baptist Church,” presumably Isaac T. Tichenor, longtime pastor of First Baptist Church of Montgomery, Alabama, and Confederate chaplain. Also this day, Confederate General Robert E. Lee orders the Confederate Army to suspend military duties for the observance of…
Today the Second Battle of Fort Fisher commences. Unsuccessful in an attempt to take the coastal North Carolina fort last month, Union forces are better prepared this time around. The amphibious assault begins in the early morning hours and includes colored regiments. As with most all colored regiments, Baptists are well represented among the troops.…