Today is a Sunday. Countless sermons North and South mention the war, whether directly or indirectly. Both sides evoke God’s favor over the other, with black slaves in the South praying that their nation will be conquered by the United States, their only hope for freedom. At the same time, some special events take place…
Battles in Virginia this day yield mixed results. On this third day of the Battle of Petersburg, Union forces inch closer to capturing the strategic city of Petersburg. Yet their efforts fall short, and on the morrow Confederate General Robert E. Lee and reinforcements arrive in time to prevent the Federals–at this juncture–from taking the…
Today is marked by minor skirmishes and battles in the relentless push by Union armies to concurrently reach the Confederate capital of Richmond and the strategic city of Atlanta, Georgia. Meanwhile, many Baptist congregations of the South have thus far failed to discuss the war in their record books, a reflection, to no small degree,…