Beyond the war’s battlefields and among the personal lives of Baptist soldiers and civilians lurk tens of thousands of Baptist stories. Little noticed as most of these stories are, many offer insights into Baptist life that stretch far beyond any one individual. One such representative story is that of Baptist Finnick, an 18-year old former…
The war may be ever on the minds of the South’s Baptists, but that is no excuse to shirk Christian duty or backslide in one’s faith, as an editorial by editor J. D. Hufham in this week’s North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder reminds readers. Hufham’s reasoning is not uncommon during the war years. While demanding…
Loyalties are not always clearcut in North Carolina. Although the state has contributed more soldiers to the Confederacy’s cause then any of her neighboring states, Union sentiment in the Tar Heel State is robust enough that eight Union regiments are ultimately formed from the state’s citizenry. Skirmishes between Confederate and Union loyalties have been ongoing…