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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.41 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 7 (November 18, 1863)] |
| Date | 18 November 1863 |
| Author | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) |
| Additional authors | Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Fort Sumter Still Waves a Defiant Flag over its Debris, Laborers are Swarming to the Coast, General Beauregard is Building a Road on James Island. A letter to the editor discusses the nature of Southern culture, particularly intellectually and religiously. Religious work in different areas is outlined in different letters to the editor, some in comparison with Presbyterians and Methodists. An article compares chaplains with those of the Revolutionary War. An article examines the Constitutional exclusion of deity. A description is given of an orphan asylum in Orangeburg. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Charity and Philanthropy Battle of Fort Sumter Fort Sumter Battle Labor Confederate General or Leader Road Construction Infrastructure Fortification Religion Revolutionary War US Constitution Government and Civics Children and Family |
| 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 |