Great human interest mystery story from the Civil War.
The summary is as follows:
A Union soldier from a Ohio Regiment finds and takes a prayer-book off a dead Confederate soldier in an early battle in western Virginia.
Union Infantry, 1861
The Union soldier proves to be an amazing survivor of the war!
He inscribed the prayer-book and gave it to a female acquaintance.
The prayer-book is found in an old book-case in a house built in 1915.
See the fascinating details at the link.
http://www.civilwarnews.com/archive/articles/2012/august/prayer-081201.htm.
Thanks to Todd of the 10th Tennessee for the heads-up.
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