Baptist newspaper editors of the South search Northern papers for any hint of negative press regarding the United States, often re-printing suitable articles with appropriate commentary. Such is the case in this week’s Virginia Religious Herald newspaper. We are indebted to a friend, for a late copy of the New York Independent–the organ of the…
During this season of Confederate discontent, as white Southerners cast about for signs of hope and inspiration, heroes are desperately needed. Confederate General Robert E. Lee‘s heroic boldness and bravery command much respect, yet the bitter and costly defeat at Gettysburg in July has tarnished his image. Oh for the glory days of Manassas! Either…
This weekend in Virginia, Confederate forces, led by Major General J.E.B. Stuart, engage the U.S. Sixth Army Corps near Frying Pan Baptist Church in the larger vicinity of Bull Run, site of two earlier major battles. The military activity is nothing new for the little church, which, due to the meeting house’s location on a…