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Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877 Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 5 (November 4, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.39.39 Author/Creator: Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877 Place Written: Columbia, South Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 4 November 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : 51 x 33 cm. Order a Copy

Soldiers' letters on page 1 describe their situations on the front line and in hospitals. An exchange between the Confederate Baptist and the Baptist Banner detailed in "Church and State" indicates different views on common religious topics. "Notes on the Times" reports more bombardments at Sumter and Jefferson Davis's speech in Charleston, amongst other items.

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

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