Fredericksburg, a Virgina city on the banks of the Rappahannock River, has served as a crossroads for both Confederate and Union armies. Confederate forces controlled the city early in the war, only to give way to Union forces in the spring and summer of 1862. The four months of Union occupation were tenuous, leading federal…
Southern hand-wringing over July’s losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg continues. One common response by Baptist leaders of the South is to search for the sins of the Confederacy that have led to God’s disfavor upon his chosen nation. There is, however, no consensus on what may be the primary sin of the Confederate nation, a…
The Southern Baptist news beat goes on today in the form of editorials and commentary in the Georgia Baptist Christian Index that are intended to bolster the spirits of the Confederate faithful. One editorial extols the unparalleled nature of the revivals in the Confederate Army. Never before have their been such meetings, such sermons and…