Tens of thousands of former slaves were fighting for the United States against the Confederacy by the end of the war. One was Paul Sandridge. Born into slavery near Lynchburg, Virginia in 1841, Sandridge was liberated from bondage upon the death of his owner in 1853. As a free man he settled near Portsmouth, Ohio,…
Southern hand-wringing over July’s losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg continues. One common response by Baptist leaders of the South is to search for the sins of the Confederacy that have led to God’s disfavor upon his chosen nation. There is, however, no consensus on what may be the primary sin of the Confederate nation, a…
Amos C. Dayton is a prolific writer and leading proponent of Landmarkism, a growing movement that is hyper-local Baptist church centric and does not recognize the validity of other Christian groups. His influence in Tennessee is powerful. Since 1854, Dayton has lived in Tennessee, where for several years he served as the corresponding secretary of…