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Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877 Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 27 (April 29, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.39.22 Author/Creator: Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877 Place Written: Columbia, South Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 29 April 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 49.2 cm, Width: 33 cm Order a Copy

"A Visit to Bethel Graveyard" emotionally describes different graves. Brief blurbs including "My Mother's Prayer," "Infidelity," "Prosperity and Adversity," and "Why the Answer to Prayer is Delayed" are printed. An article titled "Southernism" compares Southern nature to "Northernism." A letter to the editor titled "The Body and the Soul" describes a fast day collection gathering funds for sick soldiers. "No Chaplains" describes a chaplain with the 46th and 48th North Carolina Regiment.

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

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