Dual Baptist narratives continue in South Carolina this month, intertwined yet divergent. Many white citizens (including Baptists) of Charleston, South Carolina, a city besieged by nearby Union naval forces since July, have fled inland and northward to Orangeburg. The roster of refugees, mainly women and children, continues to grow as winter looms. An area with…
Two minor battles take place today, one in which the Union emerges victorious, while the Confederacy triumphs in the other. Like many other clashes this year of no direct significance to the outcome of the war, the impact of these two battles is localized, albeit reflecting important dynamics of the war. The Battle of Droop…
Today’s edition of the South Carolina Confederate Baptist weighs in on two hot issues: slavery and church state separation. Of the former, most white Baptists of the South are largely in agreement that African slavery is God’s will and that blacks are intellectually incapable of handling freedom. The editor of the Confederate Baptist summarizes these…