Today U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is presented with a note proposing a meeting of “commissioners” from the North and South to explore possible paths to peace. This initiative results in behind-the-scenes diplomacy in the coming weeks. Also in Washington, D.C. this day, Kentucky Baptist and U.S. Congressman Green Clay Smith delivers a speech in favor…
Although U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was raised in a Baptist church (his father serving as a Baptist deacon) and occasionally attends a local Presbyterian church in Washington D.C., many Christians of the North are of the opinion that he is not a Christian, while most Southern whites consider Lincoln to be evil incarnate. An anonymous…
On the site of what will one day be the Kansas City, Missouri zoo, the Battle of Westport takes place. The battle proves to be a culmination of major activity in the state, as a Union win effectively overcomes the little remaining resistance to Union rule in Missouri. Not only is the battle significant in…