Baptists and the American Civil War: September 27, 1861

Southern Baptists continue ramping up efforts to support the spiritual life of Confederate Army soldiers. Today’s Richmond Times Dispatch reports on the latest soldier publication being promoted by the Baptist Colportage Board of the Baptist General Association of Virginia: Rev. A. E. Dickinson, General Superintendent of Baptist Colportage in Virginia, has presented us with a…

First Battle of Bull Run, Capture of Rickett's Battery

Baptists and the American Civil War: July 21, 1861

On farms and plantations North and South, early morning chores are underway when Union artillery fire at 5:15 a.m. breaks the silence of dawn at Manassas Junction, Virginia on this Sabbath day. The Battle of Manassas (so-named in the South) or Bull Run (in the North) has begun. U.S. Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell’s Union forces…

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