As Abraham Lincoln‘s funeral train — the Lincoln Special — travels from Harrisburg to Philadelphia, tens of thousands of people line the route to catch a glimpse of the car bearing Lincoln’s remains. Not since the deaths of America’s Founding Fathers has there seemingly been national mourning on the massive scale as that over the…
Confederate General Robert E. Lee, the Union noose tightening around his forces west of Richmond, is desperately searching for a way forward for the remnants of his once mighty Army of Northern Virginia. Supplies are critical if the Confederate army is to live to fight another day. Ammunition, medical supplies and food: all are needed,…
Not to be lost in the midst of the fall of the Confederacy are the many stories of individual Baptist soldiers and officers, including those held in captivity. One such story is that of Tennessee native Captain William Evander Penn, a lawyer before the war and for over a year a Confederate officer in captivity.…