The war does not stop the growth of the United States. Western railroad expansion continues, empowered by the Pacific Railroad Act enacted on July 1. The Act grants land and loans to railroad companies in order to connect the Midwest with California by rail. The westward march of the railroad is now underway, employing thousands…
A letter from an anonymous North Carolina Confederate soldier is published in today’s Richmond Daily Dispatch, lamenting the Confederate government not protecting his state’s citizens from marauding federal troops. Thinking it may be interesting to the many readers of your excellent paper and perhaps cause our Government to turn a listening ear to the plaintive…
Samuel Boykin, editor of Georgia Baptists’ Christian Index newspaper, this week offers commentary on how the Confederacy, a Christian nation, should treat their enemies–Northerners. The religion of Jesus announced a rule of conduct which amazed the philosophy of the world.–Love your enemies and pray for them. Human teachers had dreamed of no such charity. Paganism…