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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 16 (January 21, 1863)] |
| Date | 21 January 1863 |
| Author | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) |
| Additional authors | Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Army Correspondence from Green Pond, South Carolina, Baptist sand the Struggle for Independence, Newspapers from the Army at the Front, "Telegraphic Synopsis" of President Davis's Address to Congress, Dispatch from Braxton Bragg. A letter from the front in Greenpond, SC, describes conditions, particularly religious implications. A letter and an article describe the distribution of the paper to soldiers, and another article describes the piety of Confederate soldiers. An editorial examines the separation from the U.S. government and rejoices to no longer be responsible for their perverse acts. An article examines the proportion of soldiers who are religious. The editors contrast the speech by President Davis with "the wretched puerilities" from the "illiterate and vulgar tyrant who occupies the throne at Washington." A third of page 3 is devoted to war news. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Religion Government and Civics Confederate General or Leader Union Forces President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations |
| 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 |