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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.35 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 46 (September 16, 1863)] |
| Date | 16 September 1863 |
| Author | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) |
| Additional authors | Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Soldiers Letters Published from McGowan's Brigade and the 5th South Carolina Cavalry. This issue contains several letters to the editor describing mournful wartime conditions on the front. One from Isle Hope bemoans their loss of a minister and asks for assistance in securing a new chaplain. Reports from various denominations are included. An article describes a hospital scene. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Hospital Health and Medical Injury or Wound Religion |
| 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; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |