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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 6 (November 4, 1862)] |
| Date | 4 November 1862 |
| Author | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) |
| Additional authors | Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Jefferson Davis Speech Compared to the "chequered grammar and laborious obscurity" of Lincoln's Speeches, Battle of Manassas Incident, Design of New Confederate Flag. A report of missionary work among soldiers is printed. An article examines the results of the 1860 census in terms of wealth and numbers for the Confederacy. The words of Governor Vance of North Carolina are reprinted here with special attention to caring for soldiers. A short editorial decries Lincoln's [preliminary] Emancipation Proclamation. About one-fifth of page 3 is devoted to war news, including reports that Union forces have taken Galveston, Texas, President Davis's promotions of General J. Johnston and others, and raids by John Hunt Morgan and his men. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Religion President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Government and Civics Union Forces Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle Census Emancipation Proclamation Emancipation African American History Slavery Texas Guerrilla Warfare Confederate General or Leader |
| 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; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| 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 |