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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 11 (December 10, 1862)] |
| Date | 10 December 1862 |
| Author | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) |
| Additional authors | Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Army Correspondent on Morris Island, Letter by Governor Pickens of South Carolina, Excerpt from a Speech by New York Governor Horatio Seymour. An essay on Christian duties is printed on the front page. A letter from a soldier describes receiving the Confederate Baptist on the line. A discussion of devotion to church and to state ensues under the title "Indirect Influence." About one-fifth of page 3 is devoted to war and foreign news. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Religion Journalism Government and Civics Christianity |
| People | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Place written | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Additional Information | The purpose of this journal, according to its first issue, is the advancement of the Baptist denomination in both intelligence and piety, while giving support to the Confederacy. Thousands of copies were distributed to soldiers. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |