Baptists and the American Civil War: June 6, 1865
While all the armies of the Confederacy have surrendered by now, another small force of soldiers surrenders this day in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Shreveport served as the Confederate capital of Louisiana following the Union capture of Baton Rouge on May 29, 1862. Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C. the Calvary Baptist Church is in the news.…
