Larkin Stanhope Kenrick is a solider in the 34th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, hailing from Cleveland County in the eastern portion of the state. Prior to marching off to war, the small-time farmer lived near, and was a member of, Capernaum Baptist Church. The Confederate soldier has already written to his family several times, commenting…
The United States is now battling against the Confederate States on several fronts. Financially, raising funding for the war effort is critical. Today, the U.S. issues the first national paper money. Denominations are $5, $10 and $20. The paper money becomes legal tender on March 17. Meanwhile, President Abraham Lincoln continues to push for emancipation…
News of the Union occupation of Nashville is filtering throughout the South, accompanied by no little alarm. Days will pass before the Baptist press is able to comment on this unfortunate turn of events for the Confederacy. At the moment, however, a currently circulating editorial by Samuel Boykin, editor of Georgia Baptists’ Christian Index, offers…