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Baptists and the American Civil War: April 14, 1865

Today is Good Friday. On the site of where the war between the states erupted, the former United States flag, the very one that had been removed by the Confederacy on April 12, 1861, is again raised over Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in a special ceremony attended by many dignitaries. General Abner Doubleday, raised…

April 14, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Ford's Theater, the former First Baptist Church of Washington, D.C.

Baptists and the American Civil War: December 10, 1861

The sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Washington, D.C., has sat vacant for over two years. Constructed in 1833, the building was abandoned when the First Baptist congregation, also known as the Tenth Street Baptist Church, merged with the nearby Fourth Baptist Church in 1859. The empty building is in a choice location and…

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

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