As the Battle of Franklin’s Crossing near Fredericksburg takes place only sixty or so miles to the north, the annual gathering of the Baptist General Association of Virginia continues in Richmond, with much emphasis placed on slavery and the war: At 9½ o’clock the association was called to order by the President. The opening religious…
Spring has arrived in the South, ushering in new worries that there will not be enough food crops this year to feed the citizens of the Confederacy. A Southern Baptist pastor this week offers advice to poor Confederate families who are facing lean times. I am persuaded every church ought to take care of its…
As U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant‘s army marches southward through Louisiana, a contingent of Union naval vessels prepares to slip by Vicksburg’s batteries under the cover of darkness. A key city in the war against the South, the capture of the Mississippi city would split the Confederacy east and west while giving the United States…