Some Baptist associations hold their annual meetings in November, as does the Barnwell Baptist Association of South Carolina. In the state where the Confederacy was birthed, Christian nationalism is common among these Baptists living along the South Carolina coast. Meeting on Saturday, Barnwell Baptists, seemingly due to the readiness of some men to march off…
On October 21, the 20th Illinois, fighting alongside other Union regiments, had defeated Missouri State Guard Brig. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson’s 1500-man force in the Battle of Fredericktown, Missouri. A minor battle, the victory was nonetheless welcome for the United States, which is struggling to retain control of Missouri and, in the larger picture, has…
Baptist newspapers of the South during the war typically carry much Civil War-related news, including troop movements, political developments, economic news, letters from soldiers, editorial commentary, and more. Today’s Biblical Recorder of North Carolina prints the following letter, dated October 20, from a Baptist soldier, identified only as D. H. C.: DEAR BRO. HUFHAM: –…