The United States and Confederate States are now preparing for a long, drawn out war. Both are rapidly recruiting soldiers, seeking to gain a numerical advantage for the battles that lie ahead. In the South, the Confederate Conscription Act (military draft) is increasingly enforced, including the closing of some loopholes. Able-bodied white men, limited in…
Today’s Richmond Daily Dispatch profiles a Richmond Baptist college that is a newly-converted Confederate hospital, one of dozens of hospitals in the city treating wounded Confederate soldiers. Richmond Female Institute. – This fine building, on 10th street has been taken by the authorities and is now being rapidly fitted up as a hospital for the…
Baptist life in the Confederate capital of Richmond is vastly different than a mere twelve months ago. Whereas Baptists have long been a significant presence in the city, the war compels local Baptists to become involved in many new, and highly visible, efforts outside of church walls. Not the least of these endeavors are hospitals…