As Confederate and Union forces continue to jockey for position north of Richmond, the Baptist General Association of Virginia convenes for a third day. The committee appointed to recommend best methods of religious instruction for enslaved and free Africans offers its report, voiced by W. F. Broaddus. The committee refer to the manifest improvement which…
It is Sunday, a day of worship for some Baptist congregations in the Confederacy. While the intrusion of war or the infrequency of worship (many rural churches gather only once a month) prevent many congregations from assembling, morning services at the First Baptist Church of Atlanta proceed smoothly, as a member of the congregation notes…
Against the backdrop of mounting hardships in the Confederacy, unrest grows even in the nation’s capital of Richmond. Many of the city’s white women, struggling to provide for their families as their husbands and sons march and fight in distant places or are otherwise employed in the war effort, have reached a breaking point. Today…