[2] During the American Civil War, he served as a Confederate chaplain to Robert E. Lee's army in Northern Virginia.

[3] In 1883, he delivered an address for the Confederate cause at Louisville's Cave Hill Cemetery arguing both sides had justifiable reasons for war.

"[5] Church historian Albert Henry Newman called Broadus "perhaps the greatest preacher the Baptists have produced.

"[5] The official gavel of the Southern Baptist Convention controversially bears the name of Broadus and, in June, 2020, President J.D.

Greear proposed the organization "retire the Broadus gavel" "amid nationwide protests around racial injustice that has led to the removal of Confederate statues and symbols.