Name/Title
BookEntry/Object ID
1943.17Description
Miniature New Testament Bible. The book is bound in black leather and the cover secures closed with a flap opposite the binding. The flap would be tied with a cord inserted through two holes on the front cover, now missing.Context
Owned by Almeron C. Inman during the Civil War. The bible was stolen from Inman's knapsack by a Confederate soldier during the Battle of Wilderness. Years later, after Inman's associate Dr. E. J. Foster placed an advertisement in a newspaper in Fredericksburg, Virginia, asking for the Bible's return, Davis B. Berry gave it back.Acquisition
Accession
1943.17Source or Donor
Nye, Rowland F.Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
3-3/4 inWidth
2-3/8 inLength
13/16 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Inman, Almeron C.