Today is Sunday, and a new Baptist church is born. But it is not a typical Baptist church. Union troops are now firmly in control of much of South Carolina’s coastline. One island town stands out above the others: Hilton Head, one of the wealthiest of the state’s towns prior to the war. Previously home…
The dawning of day greets many relieved residents of Murfreesboro: the Union garrisons are gone, thanks to Confederate General National Bedford Forrest’s raid of yesterday. The war will directly impact the town a number of times yet, but for the moment life is bit more peaceful. Meanwhile, to the west, Union forces maintain a tight…
Fredericksburg, Virginia is under Union control. Today, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the city, an event witnessed by James W. Hunnicutt, a southerner who is a Free Will Baptist and a devoted supporter of the Union. President Lincoln and Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, visited Fredericksburg on last Friday, the 23d instant (May).…