Today a new chapter in the war begins: Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia begin their first invasion of Northern territory. The timing of the offensive is not coincidental. The Union’s Army of the Potomac is reeling from a rebuffed attempt to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond. U.S. President…
New York Senator Ira Harris, an active Baptist and close friend of U.S. President (and former Baptist) Abraham Lincoln, today sends a note to Lincoln requesting that the president grant an audience, this day, with Southern Baptist Convention leader Richard Fuller. Harris’ note is as follows: This note will introduce you to the Rev. Dr.…
The American Baptist Missionary Union continues meeting today in Brooklyn, New York. The war between the North and South weighs upon the minds of all. Believing that the conflict would be resolved if southern leaders could understand the good intentions of the North, attendees ardently speak against the charges of Southern Baptist leader Richard Fuller…