Once again, Confederate forces are overwhelmed in battle in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Nothing seems to be going right for the South these days, and today’s Battle of Fisher’s Mill reflects the haplessness that has descended upon the Confederacy. Despite a superior defensive position on high ground near Strasburg, the Federals manage to wrest control of…
Today is a Sunday, a day observed in the North as one of Thanksgiving and Prayer for the capture of Atlanta and Mobile Bay. Sermons from dozens if not hundreds of pulpits celebrate the significant recent Union victories that have provided much-needed assurances that God is on the side of freedom for all, and that…
How are the fortunes of the Confederacy? It depends upon where one looks. The editor of the South Carolina Confederate Baptist, reporting only “wild rumors” from Atlanta, finds ample reasons to believe in a prosperous future for the white South. Among the articles published in today’s edition of the paper is one that extols the…