Baptists and the American Civil War: May 4, 1864

Today the Atlanta campaign begins as troops under the command of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, numbering nearly 100,000 in totality, pour southward through Ringgold Gap, aiming for the Western and Atlantic Railroad that runs south to Atlanta. Confederate General Joe Johnston‘s forces numbering about 50,000 stand between Sherman and Atlanta. Sherman’s goal is to…