1864 CIVIL WAR PRISON BIBLE. New Testament Belonging to Confederate Soldier at Fort Delaware Prison Martyrs NJ [extensive]

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1864 CIVIL WAR PRISON BIBLE. New Testament Belonging to Confederate Soldier at Fort Delaware Prison Martyrs NJ [extensive]An evocative artifact from the Civil War bearing two physical connections to Fort Delaware Prison. The item itself is an 1863 Pearl Edition [i. e. pocket] issued by the American Bible Society. These were designed specifically to fit into a soldier's pocket and were distributed gratis to mustered Union soldiers and also to Confederate soldiers imprisoned in the North. On the pastedown is a fait pencil inscription, "Rev. Dr. Handy text on Sunday May