1861 CIVIL WAR BIBLE. Presented 10 Days After Commencement of Hostilities. Soldiers Senses Death. Civil War [Civil War & Abraham Lincoln]

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A vigorous debate followed in the House which led to the issuance of a series of pamphlets

Were your ideas of his power to give just at that time

Is better again now

How glad I am that you are no longer their slave

1861 CIVIL WAR BIBLE. Presented 10 Days After Commencement of Hostilities. Soldiers Senses Death. Civil War [Civil War & Abraham Lincoln]A very interesting little item from the opening days of the Civil War. A pocket sized wallet style New Testament presented to George R. Bell on the day he enlisted in the Union Army. He received the Bible on April 22, 1861, just 10 days after the commencement of hostilities. On the final two leaves, he scrawls a note indicating that if he should be found "ded," the present should be sent back to his family in New Jersey, etc., On the ffep is an