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Hampton Roads Virginia Civil War Map

Baptists and the American Civil War: December 21, 1865

The African American Second Baptist Church of Hampton, Virginia was established in the months following the end of the Civil War. This week the congregation makes preparations for a celebration of January 1, 1866, the third anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the first since the effecting of freedom for all blacks with the Union…

December 21, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
The Confederate Burning of the Town of Hampton, Virginia

Baptists and the American Civil War: August 7, 1861

United States forces occupy Fort Monroe in Virginia, with plans to transform the nearby town of Hampton into a base for quartering troops and former slaves who have escaped behind Union lines and to freedom under President Lincoln’s contraband policy. Upon reading this morning’s newspaper, Confederate Gen. John B. Magruder learns of Union intentions. Unwilling…

August 7, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
The Battle of Big Bethel (Baptist Church)

Baptists and the American Civil War: June 10, 1861

Prior to today, deaths have been few in the nearly two month Civil War yet void of significant battles. Among soldiery and the general public of both sides, the war is broadly viewed as a chivalrous endeavor that will soon be over. Prospects of massive death and destruction are not anticipated by many Americans. A…

June 10, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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