Bible owned by George Moore Co. H
Bible owned by George Moore Co. H
Bible owned by George Moore Co. H
Bible owned by George Moore Co. H

BIBLE OWNED BY GEORGE MOORE, TRAPPE, MD.
COMPANY H, 1ST EASTERN SHORE OF MD. VOLUNTEERS

        Company H fought at Gettysburg on Culps Hill.

        Printed level on front pastedown with personal information filled in by hand, label partly damaged, missing words filled in from pencil copy on f.f.e.p:

"Bible House, Baltimore
Easton, Mar. 4th, 1862

From the Maryland State Bible Society

[Geor]ge W. Moore, Soldier
[in the 15 th Regim]ent, Company H of E.S. Md.
[H.G. Volunte]ers.
[Should] I die on the battle field or in
Hospital, for the sake of humanity,
acquaint Mrs. Ann Moore residing near Trappe,
of the fact, and where my remains may be found."

And written in pencil on f.f.e.p.:

"Bible house Baltimore/ Easton Mar 1862/ From the Maryland State Bible Society/ To George W. Moore/ Soldier in the 15th regiment/ Company H of E.S. MD./ H.G. Volunteers Should I/ die on the battle field/ or in Hospital for/ the sake of humanity/ acquaint Mrs. Ann/ Moore residing near/ Trappe of the fact where/ my remains may be found"

title page:

The/ New Testament/of the/Lord and Savior Jesus Christ:/ Translated Out Of/ The Original Greek/ and with/ The Former Translations Diligently Compared/And Revised/ New York:/ American Bible Society,/ Instituted in the year MDCCCXVI./ 1861.

Names and places written in back of book: George W. Sanders, Joseph Frampton, Thomas H. Sanders, Baltimore, Washington, William Marvel? Washington, Mississippi

316 pages; 3 x 4 3/4, original blind stamped brown cloth, spine missing, front cover loose