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Collection Reference Number GLC05959.39.15
From Archive Folder Editions of the Confederate Baptist 
Title Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 20 (March 11, 1863)]
Date 11 March 1863
Author Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877)  
Additional authors Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894)
Document Type Newspapers and Magazines
Content Description Battle of Franklin. An editorial implores readers to examine their own readiness for final judgment. A lengthy editorial mourns the passing of Mrs. Catherine E. Maner, termed "a great affliction to the church," and includes a long biographical sketch, continued through two more issues. An article describes a battlefield after the fight at Murfreesboro. An article examines relief for the poor. Editorials encourage readers to make wills and to pray.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Confederate States of America  Battle  Battle of Franklin  Religion  Women's History  Death  Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro)  Poverty  Charity and Philanthropy  
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