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Baptists and the American Civil War: October 25, 1863

In churches throughout both nations, soldier wives worship and wonder–wonder if their husbands will one day return safely. Outside, the weather is cold, warning all of impending winter. Philadelphia is “very cold and dreary,” relates Emilie Davis, an African-American young woman who today attends church services. Her concerns are for the many blacks for whom…

October 25, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Confederate Fortifications, Manassas Junction, Winter/Spring 1862

Baptists and the American Civil War: January 29, 1862

Today’s North Carolina Biblical Recorder publishes a letter from a North Carolina solider that touches upon many central themes of camp life: distance, death, religion, and vice. “A.H.C.” is stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas, Virginia, with the 4th Regiment North Carolina State Troops. Bro. Hufham: It has been my privilege to read your paper occasionally,…

January 29, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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