1863 CIVIL WAR BIBLE. Superb Presented by Worried Sister to Prisoner of War Brother.

A superb wallet-style binding presented by Annie Moore to her brother, James. R. Moore, probably after he was released as a Prisoner of War and returned to Washington D.C. before mustering out again.

Likely James. R. Moore [b.1842, TX, d. Genesee Falls, NY], mustered into Company F. Third Infantry, New York in 1864. He served the remainder of the War, was taken Prisoner, and released after the Wars end.

Unusually fine Bible for a Civil War soldier. The majority carried a simple American Bible Society pocket New Testament in cloth. And a very touching example from his sister.

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated Out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. Philadelphia. 1863. 726pp.

The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; Translated out of the Original Greek; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. Philadelphia. 1863. 220pp. + 81pp.

A very good copy, bound in leather, generally solid, with generally bright pages.