With Savannah safely in Federal hands, the Union Navy today begins an assault upon Fort Fisher, a Confederate fort guarding the coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina. The Battle of Fort Fisher lasts for four days. Today the Union attempts to destroy the fort’s walls by detonating a gunpowder-laden ship. This failed effort is followed…
Sherman‘s army is rapidly marching through Georgia. Feinting toward Augusta on the left and Macon on the right this day, they effectively divide and confuse the remaining Confederate forces in the state. The Federals leave Macon untouched, leaving some 10,000 Confederate soldiers and local guardsmen bewildered yet relieved. Augustans are also concerned, but the Union…
The waning of Confederate fortunes is paralleled by decreasing enthusiasm among white Southern Baptists in relation to army revivals. While reports of army revivals yet dot Southern Baptist newspapers, the amount of copy space has shrunk and the editorial ebullition is diminished. Part of the reason is the simple fact that there is too much…