Baptist newspapers of the South during the war typically carry much Civil War-related news, including troop movements, political developments, economic news, letters from soldiers, editorial commentary, and more. Today’s Biblical Recorder of North Carolina prints the following letter, dated October 20, from a Baptist soldier, identified only as D. H. C.: DEAR BRO. HUFHAM: –…
Today the Confederate Congress, having already officially claimed the blessing of God, approves a bill installing (Christian) chaplains in Confederate armies. Prior to this time, military chaplains were not the norm in America’s armies. The Civil War, however, led to military chaplains as a fixture, and after the war the practice continued. Thousands of chaplains…
From today’s Richmond Times Dispatch, “A Matter of Prophecy“: Elder Pratt preached in Boston, on Sunday, on the doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church.–The prophet said there was to be a downfall of nations, beginning with the rebellion of South Carolina, as has been revealed to Joe Smith twenty-eight years ago, but the Saints…