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Tag Archives: winfield scott hancock

Baptists and the American Civil War: July 7, 1865

Today the four convicted assassins of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln are hanged: Lewis Powell (also Payne or Paine), David Herold, George Atzerodt and Mary Surratt. General Winfield Scott Hancock, a hero of the war, is the officer in charge of the executions. Hancock is a Baptist. Lewis Powell, one of the most hated men…

July 7, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: July 2, 1863

Following Confederate successes in the Battle of Gettysburg on the day preceding, today Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee orders his Army of Northern Virginia to attack the enemy. Along a six-mile front, attack after attack is made upon the Union forces fortified on high ground to the south and east. Union Gen. George G. Meade…

July 2, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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