In the Confederate capitol in Richmond, today’s session of the House of Delegates of the Virginia Legislature is opened by Rev. Jeremiah B. Jeter, pastor of the city’s Grace Street Baptist Church, and one of the most prominent Southern Baptists of the Confederacy. Both Senate and House discuss the prospects of arming slaves for military…
Today, a Sunday, Sherman surveys the environs of Savannah in anticipation of attacking the city within days. From within the city and their defensive positions nearby, Confederates anxiously await. And while white Baptists pray earnest for God’s protection from the Federals, black Baptists, now on freedom’s threshold, pray for the success of the Union Army.…
Nearly a month after leaving Atlanta, today General William T. Sherman and his army reach the Georgia coast. The March to the Sea is over. His men exhausted and the army low on supplies, Sherman directs a contingent of officers to contact Union supply ships that should be nearby. While awaiting a rendezvous with naval…