Baptists and the American Civil War: June 7, 1861
The Fourteenth Indiana Infantry, formed in May, remusters for three years. Among the soldiers is Harrison Woodsmall, future Baptist minister and educator, who leaves Indiana State University to join the army. Woodsmall serves with distinction, fighting at Antietam (Virginia) and attaining the rank of major in the 115th Indiana Regiment. While in the war, he…