Confederate Gen. James Longstreet‘s campaign to retake Knoxville, Tennessee from occupying Union forces has been underway since November 16, to no avail. Having given up on his siege efforts, Longstreet on December 4 had left the Knoxville area and headed northeast, pursued by Union forces. Today the Knoxville Campaign comes to an end when Longstreet…
On the heels of the Confederate defeat in the Chattanooga Campaign, Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet today attempts to break through federal lines surrounding the Union-occupied city of Knoxville and under the command of Major General Ambrose Burnside. The Battle of Fort Sanders, however, proves to be one of the quickest and most lopsided battles…
News of the revivals among Baptists of the South are not confined to Baptist newspapers only. The nightly meetings at two of Richmond’s Baptist congregations merit mention this week in the Richmond Daily Dispatch: Revival meetings among Baptists are attracting sizable numbers of attendees. A protracted Meeting is being held every night in the Second…