Civil War Soldier’s Pocket New Testament – Identified to Wm. Jacob V. Harney, Co. A, 12th New Jersey Infantry / SOLD

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Civil War Soldier’s Pocket New Testament

Identified to Wm. Jacob V. Harney, Co. A, 12th New Jersey Infantry

Great Gettysburg Unit

Small wartime New Testament printed by the American Bible Society, New York, 1862, in the “Pearl 32mo” format. Bound in its original red pebble-grained morocco leather cover with fold-over flap and tuck clasp, showing light wear from field use. The title page bears the standard wartime imprint: “Translated out of the Original Greek; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised.” Neatly inscribed in period brown ink on the inside flyleaf: “Wm. Jacob C. Carney / Co. A, 12th Regt N.J. Vols.” Carney served in Company A, 12th New Jersey Infantry, a hard-fighting regiment of the Army of the Potomac that saw extensive service at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg (notably in the fight for the Bliss Farm), The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and during the Siege of Petersburg, culminating at Appomattox in April 1865. Bibles of this type were widely distributed to Union troops through the American Bible Society and were among a soldier’s most personal wartime possessions.

 

This example, personalized to a combat veteran of the 12th New Jersey, represents a poignant relic of faith carried through some of the fiercest campaigns of the Civil War. Condition: Excellent, with strong legible inscription and complete text block; moderate exterior wear consistent with period use.

 

Inventory Number: HIS 279

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A handwritten note in the Civil War Soldier’s Pocket New Testament—identified to Wm. Jacob V. Harney, Co. A, 12th NJ Infantry—details its Civil War history and its presentation to Mr. A.H. Bowers on February 8, 1934.
Handwritten note reads: "Wm. Jacob L. Barney, Co. A, 124th Reg't, N.Y. Vols." on a yellowed piece of paper.
An old book opened to the inside cover, displaying handwritten text: "Wm. Jacob Kearney Co. A 139th Regt. N.Y. Vols." on the right page, with the left page blank.
Title page of a Civil War Soldier’s Pocket New Testament, identified to Wm. Jacob V. Harney, Co. A, 12th NJ Infantry, noting translation from the original Greek and published by the American Bible Society, New York, 1862.
A worn, red, leather-bound book with a damaged flap and gold-edged pages, shown closed against a white background.
A worn, red leather-bound book with textured cover and a damaged clasp, showing signs of age and use.
A worn, closed red leather book with visible scuff marks and faded edges.
A small, worn Bible with an inscription inside describing its Civil War history and family lineage, handwritten in capital letters on the inner cover.
A worn, textured red Civil War Soldier’s Pocket New Testament—identified to Wm. Jacob V. Harney, Co. A, 12th NJ Infantry—shows visible scuffs and faded edges, photographed from above on a white background.
An open page of the Civil War Soldier’s Pocket New Testament—identified to Wm. Jacob V. Harney, Co. A, 12th New Jersey Infantry—showing text from Matthew, with yellowed pages and a glimpse of the original cloth cover.

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