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Civil War 1862 New Testament Bible, Inscriptions, Mementos Leather Pocket Bible
$ 131.47
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Wisdom from the internet:This is an original pocket New Testament, which was developed by the American Bible Society, for the first time, in 1862, to literally fit into a shirt pocket. It was distributed to the Armed Forces in the North and the South during the Civil War. The “Soldiers Testament,” as it was also known, was distributed to soldiers, Confederates and Federals, including POWs and those hospitalized. It was difficult to ship Scriptures from the Society’s headquarters in New York City to the South during the Civil War. First they were shipped to the Maryland Bible Society and the Washington City Bible Society, and they helped in getting them behind the front lines in the South.
This copy is still intact. Looks like there was once a clasp which is now gone. Pages are still tight in the binding. No repairs or modifications have been made. Includes some 19th century color cutouts of angels. A few inscriptions of the owner on the inside covers. Was this given to a young
Union or Confederate soldier who carried it with him through the war? Very possible, if not likely!