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Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877 Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 18 (February 24, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.39.13 Author/Creator: Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877 Place Written: Columbia, South Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 24 February 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : 50.7 x 33.1 cm. Order a Copy

Several letters from soldiers and others on the front line are reprinted. Letters from contributors, titled "Reedy River Association" and "Colportage in the Army," outline funds for soldiers and for newspapers to be distributed to soldiers. An article reports the pocket Bible of a fallen soldier. An article titled "Grace Among the Soldiers" combines the comments of many different chaplains expressing religious conditions of their soldiers. A short "Secular News" section reports on an imminent attack on Charleston.

Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence)., 1814-1877
Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey, 1824-1894

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