Cut off from the North and the world, the Confederacy struggles economically. Soaring inflation and shortages of food and clothing create unrest and uncertainty among the wealthy and poor alike. Southern Baptist army missionary and colporteur A. E. Dickinson of Virginia, however, offers a solution to banks and wealthy individuals who may be hoarding cash.…
Today’s Battle of Savage’s Station marks the latest in a string of battles collectively known as the Seven Days Battles. Union forces, led by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and outmaneuvered by Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, are now falling back from their positions near Richmond. Lee attempts to press his…
Amos C. Dayton (1811-1865), a popular Baptist pastor and advocate of Landmarkism, this month offers his answer to the Southern question of, “Is God on Our Side?” Regarding African slavery, the Confederacy is clearly on God’s side, according to Dayton. But on certain issues of government holiness and purity, the South needs to align itself…