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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.17 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 22 (March 25, 1863)] |
| Date | 25 March 1863 |
| Author | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) |
| Additional authors | Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Skirmish at Culpepper C.H. Army correspondence includes several letters from soldiers. An editorial examines the topic of death, while another short article discusses a soldier's last words and actions. One column of war news, including a report that 200 Negro soldiers were hung by Confederate troops. The editors comment: "Better hang the white officers and put the negroes to work." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Religion Soldier's Letter Confederate Soldier's Letter Death Atrocity African American Troops African American History Death Penalty Labor Slavery |
| 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; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| 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 |