Today in Denver, Colorado Territory the Zion Baptist Church is founded by “an intrepid group of black pioneers,” most of whom had migrated to the area in recent years or months from the South. Having little education and by and large, they determined to establish a church as part of an effort to improve their…
Of all the Southern cities that the Union occupied during the war, Alexandria, Virginia endured the longest under federal control. For four long years the citizens of the city lived under military rule. This month, finally, the office of military governor of the city is abolished. Holding the office during most of the occupation was…
Today in the far West a clash between Indians and U.S. soldiers takes place. In the Battle of Julesburg some 1,000 Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Lakota Indians, seeking revenge for the Sand Creek Massacre less than two months earlier, defeat a small contingent of 60 soldiers and 50 civilians. In the weeks following, the victorious Indians…