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Baptists and the American Civil War: December 2, 1864

Refusing to give up, Confederate General John Bell Hood today pushes his exhausted troops to the outskirts of Union-occupied Nashville. With the Confederacy in tatters, Hood is staking the future of the South on his impending assault of the Tennessee city. Georgia is helpless to stop Sherman, while Union forces are close to Richmond. If…

December 2, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: September 6, 1863

Rev. John William Jones of Virginia is rapidly gaining a reputation as an outstanding Confederate Baptist chaplain. Today is a hallmark day in the life of Jones, as is later recalled. Along with many other chaplains, Mr. Jones was active “in season and out of season,” preaching, distributing Bibles and other good literature, working in…

September 6, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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