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War Stories: A Confederate Day of Fasting and Prayer (1863)

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Exploring the historical significance and context of Confederate President Jefferson Davis's day of fasting and prayer proclamation in 1863, during the Civil War era, and its connection to religious, war, and food shortage dynamics in the North and the South.

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