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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (October 1, 1862)] |
| Date | 1 October 1862 |
| Author | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) |
| Additional authors | Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Report on Battle of Harper's Ferry, with summary statement by T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson. A salutatory article explains the purpose of this paper to advance the Baptist denomination, with support of the Confederacy, and to cultivate fraternal relations with others. Blurbs invite readers to write letters, to solicit exchanges with other Southern journals, and to subscribe. A report of domestic and Indian missions is printed. An editorial encourages temperance in the army. A letter from Mrs. Mary E. Savage portrays the trials of war while expressing the nobleness of Southern women. Articles on flattery, church discipline, and the New England Puritan. About two-thirds of page 3 is devoted to war news. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Religion Battle Confederate General or Leader American Indian History Temperance and Prohibition Alcohol Women's History Puritan |
| 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; Women in American History |
| 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 |