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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.45 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 14 (January 13, 1864)] |
| Date | 13 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 | A Test of Faith after the Reverse of Chattanooga, Dispatch from Major-General Sam Jones, Raid Made by Capt. Peter M. Everett into Kentucky. A letter from a woman encourages readers to examine allegiance to a proposed national Thanksgiving day to celebrate Union successes. An article examines inbred marriages and subsequent handicapped babies. A letter shows an expatriate's view of America during the war and a desire to return to Britain. An editorial examines overworked clergymen. A proposition is made for a convention of Southern female writers. An editorial on peace states that the time is in God's hands. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Religion Woman Author Women's History Union Forces Thanksgiving Holidays and Celebrations Children and Family Health and Medical Injury or Wound Marriage Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Literature and Language Arts Peace |
| 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; Foreign Affairs |
| 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 |