The Second Baptist Church of Richmond, Virginia, announces a concert to raise funds to supplement the meager salary of a regiment of Confederate soldiers. As reported in today’s Richmond Daily Dispatch: Among the first who rushed to arms to repel the Yankees in their attempt to conquer Virginia, was a regiment of Kentuckians. They were…
The new year brings both peril and promise to Baptists of a divided nation. In the southern Confederacy, some churches, pressured by the loss of male members, battlefield-wrought devastation, nearness of Union forces, and/or financial struggles, face closure. Such is the case with Tidewater Baptist Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. With the Union Navy tightening…
In the deep South, Union forces now have a secure hold on the South Carolina coast. Beaufort is under control of the 100th Pennsylvania Regiment, the men of whom are convinced they are following the directive of God in ensuring the welfare of the freedmen under their protection, following a victorious fall campaign against Confederate…