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War
Between the States Calendar
Eight years
of my own research into what happened on every day of the year during the
American Uncivil War.
Click on a
month below to see what happened on each date.
January | February | March
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April | May
| June | July
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August | September
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October | November
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The Last American
Awakening: The Revivals in the Confederate Armies as Part of the Great
Prayer Meeting Revival 1857-1865
Many
students of revival have heard of the Great Prayer Meeting Revival which
began in New York City in 1857, and led to over a million conversions nationwide.
Have you heard the rest of the story? Here is an account of the
widespread revivals in the Confederate breastworks where a half million men
made commitments to Jesus Christ during America's bloodiest war.
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Laurens County,
South Carolina, During Reconstruction
The story
of a typical Southern town during a tumultuous time in American
history. For some, it was the first light of day. For others,
it was thick darkness. Here is Laurens County, SC, during the period
of Reconstruction viewed from political, religious, economic, educational,
social, and humorous viewpoints. Meet Thomas Workman, whose diary is
a treasure, and Joseph Crews, slave dealer turned Radical Republican, watch
the 1870 Laurens Election Riot and the trial of 1872. Witness the church
planting whirlwind among freed blacks.
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Early Baptists of
England
Do you know the origin of Baptists? Here are Smith and
Helwys in all their new apostolic glory, commiserating with the Puritans
and Quakers, joining John Bunyan in prison, healing the sick, casting out
demons, baptizing in the Holy Spirit, freely receiving, freely giving.
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Race
& ethnic relations in America
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"Civil War" or "War Between the
States": Which is correct?
This short article taken from an old UDC pamphlet shows which
terminology is more historically correct.
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A Review of W.J.
Cash's MIND OF THE SOUTH
Here is an
exposition of the tenets of WJ Cash and his classic The Mind of the
South. Was Cash right or wrong in his estimation of the South?
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The Birth of Laurens County, South Carolina
From Cherokee hunting land to Upstate county, the origin of
Laurens County, SC
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The Role of
Scotland in the Hundred Years War
Same song, 40-11th verse. The Scots and the English don't
like each other much, and you see how bad it was for about a hundred years.
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History Links
More links to other history pages on the web.
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The Flight of Jefferson Davis
A short overview of the President's flight from Union troops in
the spring of 1865.
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Emancipation Proclamation: A 1903 Southern
View
Copied verbatim
from a 1903 South Carolina high school textbook, here are some ideas about
the Emancipation Proclamation I didn't learn in my high school.
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Laurens County, SC, Towns: How did they
get their names?
Derived from Edna Riddle Foy, the stories of the name origin of
several Laurens County towns.
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Cankers of a Calm
World: The Sepoy Revolt
The tragedy
of India in the revolt and brutal British suppression of the sepoys.
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On the South: Facts Historians Leave Out
Do you know popular history -- or real history about the
South? You might encounter a few new ideas here.
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Lee Atwater: Red,
hot, blue, and changed!
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Laurens County, SC, Delegates to the 1860
Secession Convention
A brief biographical sketch of the Laurens County signers of
the 1860 South Carolina Ordinance of Secession.
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History of
Christmas
A short
article outlining how Christmas began with the addition of "O Come All
Ye Faithful" in Latin and "Merry Christmas" in several
languages.
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