As the war rages on in the contested state of Tennessee, death, even in the less contentious winter months, is now ever present in the city of Nashville. Today’s Tennessee Baptist speaks of Confederate anxiety, mourning and sacrifice as Union forces draw ever closer to the city: There is still a large number of soldiers…
The war time years temporarily alter the trajectory of the Baptist press. The Baptist press of the South, represented by state and regional newspapers, routinely report on war-related news from other states within the Confederacy. Prior to and after the war, this seeming fascination with tidbits of secular news from the Confederacy is unmatched. A…
This week’s North Carolina Biblical Recorder publishes a letter written by a North Carolina soldier stationed in Savannah, Georgia, in defense of the southern coastline. The anonymous soldier is confident of southern victory, placing the Union blockade of the Confederate coast in as good light as possible. A native of N.C. spending the winter here,…