Today Sherman‘s force cross the Edisto River and into Orangeburg, a small contingent of Confederate defenders fleeing the city at the last minute. For Sherman, Orangeburg is but a stop along the way to Columbia, the state capital. The small community of Pelion is situated between the two cities. Tonight Pelion’s citizens are warned that…
In Union-occupied areas of Virginia, black Baptists are increasingly exercising their newfound freedom. George Corprew,a free black living in the Portsmouth area, this year donates land for what becomes the Divine Baptist Church in Princess Anne County. This month the church is established and Charles E. Hodges (1819-1910) is called as the congregation’s first pastor.…
The American Baptist Missionary Union continues meeting today in Brooklyn, New York. The war between the North and South weighs upon the minds of all. Believing that the conflict would be resolved if southern leaders could understand the good intentions of the North, attendees ardently speak against the charges of Southern Baptist leader Richard Fuller…