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Baptists and the American Civil War: July 18, 1863

Fort Wagner stands on Morris Island, guarding the approach to Charleston. Early this morning fresh federal troops land on the island, sizing up the fort. The only approach to the beach fort is over a narrow strip of sand bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and swamp marshland on the other. Prospects are…

July 18, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: July 17, 1863

In the aftermath of the draft riots in New York City, today’s New York Times publishes a plea for churches to provide financial relief to help alleviate the suffering of the city’s blacks. In the name of a humanity which they enjoy in common with all of us, we make an appeal to Christians, Christian…

July 17, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: July 4, 1863

On this fourth of July, the outlook for the Confederacy plunges. A heavy rain blankets the blood-soaked, body-strewn battlefield following the three day Battle of Gettysburg. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee‘s Army of Northern Virginia stares across the carnage to the lines of Union Gen. George G. Meade‘s Army of the Potomac. Lee anticipates another…

July 4, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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