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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 23 (April 1, 1863)] |
| Date | 1 April 1863 |
| Author | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) |
| Additional authors | Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Pensacola Evacuated by Yankees "and their sable comrades". A response to an earlier article, "Heavenly Recognition," appears here. An article written by a woman describes the local flowers. Minutes from the Southern Baptist Convention are printed. An article encourages the support of ministers. An editorial states that slaves have been trained into insubordination and that they should be kept in their place "as an inferior race." Two columns of war news, including reports that Europe will not recognize the Confederacy and that whites are rioting against Negroes in Detroit and other cities. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America African American Troops African American History Slavery Union Forces Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Women's History Religion Slave Rebellion Draft Riots Mobs and Riots Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| 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 |