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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.34 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 42 (August 19, 1863)] |
| Date | 19 August 1863 |
| Author | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) |
| Additional authors | Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Davis Orders Execution in Retaliation. An editorial discusses the recent request by Jefferson Davis for a day of fasting and prayer. A long obituary for Colonel Oliver Evans Edwards gives a lengthy biography as a lawyer, legislative member, and heroism in war. An article reports a spiritual jubilee in Orangeburg and the dedication of a new Baptist church there. An article teaches the ways of God and his economy of grace, in particular application to the war. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Religion Confederate General or Leader Death Building Construction Death Penalty Military Law |
| 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 |