Baptized in Blood: The Religion of the Lost Cause, 1865-1920

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BAPTIZED IN BLOOD This page intentionally left blank CHARLES REAGAN WILSON BLOOD The Religion of the Lost Cause 1865-1920 With a new preface THE UNIVERSITY of GEORGIA PRESS Athens and London IN BAPTIZED © 1980 by the University of Georgia Press Preface to the 2009 Edition© 2009 by the University of Georgia Press Athens, Georgia 30602 www.ugapress.org All rights reserved Set in 11 on 13 point Goudy Old Style type Printed digitally in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wilson, Charles Reagan. Baptized in blood : the religion of the Lost Cause, 1865–1920 / Charles Reagan Wilson. p. cm. Originally published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, c1980. With a new pref. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-3425-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8203-3425-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Christianity—Southern States. 2. United States—History— Civil War, 1861–1865—Religious aspects. 3. Southern States—Civilization. I. Title. BR535.W54 2009 277.5'081—dc22 2009033718 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data available ISBN for this digital edition: 978-0-8203-4072-2 TO MY PARENTS This page intentionally left blank ...