John A. Abbott, a Baptist from Dearborn, Indiana, at the age of 21 enlists in Company I, Thirteenth Indiana Infantry. His military service under Union Major General George B. McClelland takes him throughout the South, engaging in numerous battles large and small. Discharged from the army on June 1, 1864, Abbott soon re-enlists at Washington,…
The American Baptist Missionary Union continues meeting today in Brooklyn, New York. The war between the North and South weighs upon the minds of all. Believing that the conflict would be resolved if southern leaders could understand the good intentions of the North, attendees ardently speak against the charges of Southern Baptist leader Richard Fuller…
Patriots in Attleboro, Massachusetts gather at the First Baptist Church (founded in 1817) to prepare themselves spiritually before marching off to war. The volunteer soldiers have been training for weeks on the Baptist Common, in front of the Baptist church between Park and North Washington streets. Today is Sunday. The men, Company I of the…