Following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, many friends and acquaintances of the late president remembered him with great admiration and fondness. Stories associated with Lincoln were often repeated, tales that in the months and years to come were recorded for posterity in numerous books about the president who had saved the Union. One such story,…
The Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church of Bloomington, Indiana, while far from the battle fronts of war, is nonetheless impacted by the great conflict. The current pastor, D. E. Maxson, is a war veteran, recently released from service due to illness. Among other Union soldiers from the congregation is Leroy Skaggs, who is ordained following…
The steady drip of bad news within the Confederacy continues. The summer and fall of 1863 witnessed a growing number of soldier desertions, a problem that only worsens during the cold days of winter. Already short of manpower, military officials (unlike earlier in the war) now routinely execute deserters who are unfortunate enough to be…