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Tag Archives: Union

Unidentified Soldier with Rifle

Baptists and the American Civil War: February 9, 1862

A sad and unfortunate accident takes place this weekend at the Baptist church in Keene, New Hampshire. A serious accident happened … to Algernon Hill, a son of Mr. Joseph Hill of this village, a boy about sixteen years of age. Mr. Hill is sexton of the Baptist church. Immediately behind the church is Mr.…

February 9, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Kenton County's Beechwood Schoolhouse, Civil War era

Baptists and the American Civil War: February 8, 1862

The Oak Ridge Baptist Church of Kenton County, Kentucky, meets today for the congregation’s monthly business session. A later-published history of the church summarizes the meeting: Bro. A. W. Mullins was chosen pastor for one year. Permission was granted to a sister, by a vote of the church, to appeal to the law when necessary…

February 8, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
John Hunt Morgan burns Pleasant Hill Baptist Church

Baptists and the American Civil War: January 31, 1862

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, near Campbellsville, Kentucky in Taylor County, today becomes a victim of the Civil War. The previous September, John Hunt Morgan, attempting to smuggle clothing to the Confederate Army, had been detained in the church building by the Union Taylor County Home Guards. Now a Confederate Cavalryman, today Morgan and a small…

January 31, 2012 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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