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Baptists and the American Civil War: July 27, 1865

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,…

July 27, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
African Slavery

Baptists and the American Civil War: September 21, 1863

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…

September 21, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
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Baptists and the American Civil War: January 11, 1863

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…

January 11, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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