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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.47 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 16 (January 27, 1864)] |
| Date | 27 January 1864 |
| Author | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) |
| Additional authors | Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Dispatch from General Longstreet. An article examines changes made in proscribed church doctrine. A lengthy letter examines the debate between church and state with particular consideration given to the Confederate Congress. Excerpts from a soldier's letter describe winter conditions. An editorial discusses war as a leveler of races. A brief article discusses the reform work of white children in New England. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Religion Confederate General or Leader Government and Civics Soldier's Letter Confederate Soldier's Letter African American History Military Camp Children and Family Reform Movement |
| 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; Children & Family |
| 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 |