Today many white citizens of Newnan, Georgia convene in the city’s Methodist church to affirm, amidst the desolation of war visited upon their state, their commitment to the Confederate States of America. Among those present are many Baptists. A committee of 26 of “the most influential, wealthy and intelligent citizens” of the county is formed.…
As news of the Union victory at Fort Fisher (North Carolina) continues spreading throughout the North and South, U.S. General William T. Sherman, still in Savannah, is anxious to march into South Carolina. To his dismay, rain and high water serve to delay his departure. Today the American Colonization Society, an organization supported by many…
Today’s session of the Confederate Senate is opened in prayer “by the Rev. Mr. Tichenor, of the Baptist Church,” presumably Isaac T. Tichenor, longtime pastor of First Baptist Church of Montgomery, Alabama, and Confederate chaplain. Also this day, Confederate General Robert E. Lee orders the Confederate Army to suspend military duties for the observance of…