Baptists and the American Civil War: April 5, 1863

Today is Easter Sunday, a religious holiday not recognized by Baptists, who oppose Easter as a worldly holiday with pagan origins. Services in Baptist churches proceed as usual, while Baptist soldiers writing home (as many do on Sundays) to not reference Easter, whereas many other Christian soldiers do. On this Easter Sunday, the New York…

Baptists and the American Civil War: April 18, 1862

Situated at the midpoint of the 100 miles separating Washington DC, the United States capital, and Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital, the city of Fredericksburg has thus far been spared any direct impact of the war. The situation changes dramatically today, Good Friday, when Union troops appear on the north bank of the Rappahannock River…

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