Confederate Prayer Book Identified to Private George W. Thompson 22nd Virginia Company "E" / SOLD

Confederate Prayer Book - Private George W. Thompson / SOLD

22nd Virginia Company “E”

Fought at Gettysburg

Inscribed by him three times

Enlisted 1/21/1862, Captured at Burksville 4/6/1865, Prisoner at City Point and Point Lookout.  Fought at Gettysburg and other battles fought by the 22nd Va. Battalion. 

Soldier’s Prayer Book printed in Charleston, SC (1863). A rare example of a personal item carried by a Gettysburg soldier with rare Charleston imprint.

Inventory Number: CON 033 / SOLD