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Experience The Book That Shapes History

DAY 10 OF 11

Civil War Soldier’s Bible 

Some of the most valuable Bibles printed in the 19th century are Soldier’s Bibles from the Civil War—especially Confederate editions. In the Battle of Antietam, at Sharpsburg, Maryland in 1824, Private Richard R. Best’s Bible was in his pocket. It stopped a bullet to his chest, preventing a fatal wound. One solider, during the war, wrote that he read Psalm 91 and that he was “both spiritually and physically strengthened” by its words. 

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Experience The Book That Shapes History

Experience the Book that shapes history in this 11-day plan from Museum of the Bible. You’ll dive into some of the most influential and historic events that illustrate how the Bible has been a common thread throughout hu...

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