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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 18 (February 24, 1863)] |
| Date | 24 February 1863 |
| Author | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) |
| Additional authors | Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Attack on Charleston Imminent. Several letters from soldiers and others on the front line are reprinted here. Letters from contributors outline funds for soldiers and for newspapers to be distributed to soldiers. An article reports the pocket Bible of a fallen soldier. An article combines the comments of many different chaplains expressing religious conditions of their soldiers. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Charity and Philanthropy Death 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 |
| 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 |