Today Georgia Gov. Joseph Brown addresses the state’s General Assembly, convened in the capitol of the state capital, Milledgeville. Brown is a Southern Baptist and, by virtue of his political position, the most prominent Baptist of the state. His speech focuses on the war effort, including the need to convert cotton crops into food crops…
Georgia’s governor Joseph Brown, a Southern Baptist, remains a vocal critic of the Confederate government’s conscription law. Brown stands out among Confederate state governors as the strongest advocate of states’ rights within the Confederacy. The governor’s concern is that his state is being forced to contribute soldiers to the national Confederate effort without receiving enough…
Writing from Savannah, an anonymous correspondent to the Baptist press discusses Georgia Governor Joseph Brown. Having recently “formed the acquaintaince” of the governor, the letter-writer observes: The very active part he has taken in the present struggle has made him prominent among the public men of the Confederacy; yet I don’t think his appearance is…