Despite the reversal of fortunes in the Confederacy, Southern Baptist leaders remain firm in their support of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. For his part, Davis often couches the war against the United States as a holy war, as he does yet again today in an address to soldiers via General Orders No. 19. Davis’s optimistic…
Standing 6’2″, North Carolinian James Jenkins, 22 years of age, today musters into service with the 2nd North Carolina Colored Infantry at Portsmouth, Virginia. Jenkins is a free black, likely a mulatto. Service in the United States Army is important to the young man. After Private James Jenkins had gotten the brass letter, U.S., an…
August is the beginning of revival season in the South, a time when many Baptist churches schedule protracted revival meetings. For many congregations, the months of August and September offer the best opportunity to add new members to church rolls, whether through conversions or transfer of membership. Letters to the editors of Baptist newspapers of…