Baptists and the American Civil War: September 17, 1863
The Union Army, under Major General William Rosecrans, currently occupies Chattanooga, Tennessee following months of fighting their way through the state. Chattanooga, in southeast Tennessee, borders Georgia, separated by the mighty Tennessee River. The southern city is surrounded by mountains. Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s forces, having been forced into the mountains and ever further southward…