1861 New Testament Bible Civil War Soldier's Bible from NY Bible Society

  

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, Instituted in the Year MDCCCXVI. Original cloth, with Patriotic front pastedown from the New York Bible Society.

The pocket Testament of Henry Williams, with extensive notes at front by his grandson who notes that Williams was a sharpshooter in the Civil War, and he died in 1861. He was buried on Christmas day in 1861 and is described here as home in coffin... " He was married to Emily Ann Herring ("Emma). Other family notes follow (4 pages total, at front).