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Baptists and the American Civil War: September 22, 1864

Once again, Confederate forces are overwhelmed in battle in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Nothing seems to be going right for the South these days, and today’s Battle of Fisher’s Mill reflects the haplessness that has descended upon the Confederacy. Despite a superior defensive position on high ground near Strasburg, the Federals manage to wrest control of…

September 22, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: August 27, 1864

Slowly but surely, Union General William T. Sherman tightens his encirclement of Atlanta. Today begins a Federal assault on the Macon & Western railroad, even as hapless Confederate officers and their armies remain unable to deter Sherman’s advance. Meanwhile, Southern Baptists of the Confederacy ratchet up their rhetoric concerning Confederate soldiers’ orphans. The number of…

August 27, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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