U.S. President Abraham Lincoln’s Baptist upbringing years ago imprinted upon him the moral and biblical wrongness of slavery. Following Lincoln’s presidential victory in 1860, white Southern Baptists and other Southern white religious and political leaders have made a habit of mocking Lincoln as the “black president,” so certain are they that his ultimate goal as…
The Battle of Shiloh continues today, with momentum shifting to the Union and resulting in a victory for the United States. Dr. Nathaniel Alexander “Alex” Morgan (1823 – 1907), a Louisiana physician and farmer, fights in the 19th Louisiana Infantry. In a letter to his wife Fanny following the battle, he describes the battlefield action…
Today U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers his first State of the Union address to members of the United States Congress, of which a portion follows. Lincoln’s concern for church state separation is voiced, a belief that may have been cemented by Lincoln’s Primitive Baptist upbringing. In addition, Lincoln offers his reflections on the illogic of…