For a country whose Christian citizens are largely convinced is God’s chosen nation, the Confederacy is a study in contrasts. Baptists, like many other Christians in the southern nation, move fluidly from Christian nationalist rhetoric to lamentations concerning the un-Christian nature of soldiers serving in the Confederate army. So heathen are army ranks that Baptists…
Benjamin Franklin Moody, recovering from a fever and diphtheria, is passing the time in the Soldiers Home, Richmond, Virginia, where he helps nurse others as needed. In the midst of helping fellow soldiers, Private Moody takes time to compose a heart-felt letter to his wife and child. “It is with pleasure that I seat myself…
While further north winter weather precludes new battles, the struggle for control of the southern Atlantic coastline continues. Union forces, having successfully seized control of shipping lanes and key islands off the South Carolina coast earlier this month, today, under the direction of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, seize control of Tybee Island off the…