Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, in the midst of invading the North with his Army of Northern Virginia, today confers with Gen. A. P. Hill on the town square of Chambersburg, Virginia. The U.S. government and army seem hapless to stop the invasion. Meanwhile, Confederate naval vessels are raiding far northward. Having captured a Maine…
Today’s North Carolina Baptist Biblical Recorder carries a story about an anonymous Southern preacher who is asked why he does not offer prayers for Confederate sailors. First published in an Anglican newspaper, the story resonates with Baptists enough to make the rounds in Baptist periodicals. Last Sunday as I came out of the pulpit, a…
In the darkness of early morning and under the cover of a midwinter haze in the Southern port city of Charleston, South Carolina, the Confederate Navy makes a surprise attack upon the federal blockade that has shut down commercial activity in the city. Firing upon and ramming unprepared Union vessels, Confederate gunboats Chicora and Palmetto…