1850 CIVIL WAR. Civil War Carried New Testament - Ohio Infantryman Shot Through at Jonesboro

A very nice little Ohio Civil War survivor owned by Civil War Infantryman, Alonzo R. Hyatt. It is likely that this was either his father's Bible initially before being sent off with him or that it was presented by a family member or friend when heading off to war.

When the American Bible Society began printing Bibles for soldiers at the beginning of the War, this specific edition was the model, even having uniform pockets sewn to be the specific size of this New Testament in preparation for the newly minted Soldier's editions to follow. 

Signed on the ffep, Alonzo R. Hyatt.

Alonzo R. Hyatt was born at Lockport, Ohio in Williams County on September 7, 1846. His father, Seth, had been a schoolteacher in Williams County, and later a County Surveyor.

He enlisted in Company C of the Thirty-Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1864 at just 17 years of age, and was assigned to Thomas Corps, Army of the Potomac.

Action came quickly. He marched with Sherman toward the East Coast and during the intense fighting at Jonesboro was shot through the thigh. He spent three days at Atlanta, three weeks at Chattanooga, and fully recovered his health at Camp Denison. In light of his injuries, he was transferred to Johnson’s Island where he served faithfully until his honorable discharge at the end of the war.

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. New York. American Bible Society. 1850. 

Original cloth rubbed with spine cover absent, though binding still functioning and intact. The interior generally clean with some scattered stains and foxing. Including a stain or two that have more the look of blood than anything else, perhaps from his wound.