1865 CIVIL WAR. Bible belonging to Mustering Soldier, Jacob D. Witters of Pennsylvania

A very nicely preserved example of a Civil War pocket New Testament, printed specifically to fit in inside Union Soldiers' uniform pocket. This particular example belonging to Jacob D. Witters of Lititz, Pennsylvania, then also signed by his son Emanuel G. Witters as well. 

Interestingly, Jacob does not show in the mustering records, though he was married in and his son, Emanuel, was born in 1860. He then disappears from records until 1865 at the end of the war. It is not uncommon for the records to be incomplete and Jacob was likely mustered in with the 190th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company C, which had many young men from Lititz. The 1865 editions were largely distributed to troops as they mustered out at the end of the War. 

[Civil War] The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Translted out of the Original Greek and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. New York. American Bible Society. 1865. Pearl 32mo. 

Good +, in rather better than usual condition. Minor chips at head and tail of spine and corners rubbed through. Moderately foxed.