1854 T. Nelson and Sons, London; Edinburgh and New York.
Inscription from Oliver Cromwell Case’s Bible
If you die, die like a man.
Miss Abbie J Case
Hartford
Conn
Miss Jennie A Hartford
Oliver C. Case
Co. A. 8th Reg’t
C.V.
If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He will also deny us.
2 Tim. 2 [verse 12]
[unreadable] OCT. 13, 1861
[unreadable]
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What a remarkable relic! Thanks for sharing. I own Oliver Case’s canteen, and on a yearly basis place a flag on his grave in Sharpsburg. After reading your articles I’ve learned that his body no longer reposes there.
[...] to make connections with others who have connections to Oliver Case. One of those folks recently commented on this blog and we exchanged several emails. Scott Hann obtained Oliver’s canteen some years ago and has [...]
[...] that this letter may have been written to Miss Jennie A. Hartford who had her name written in Oliver’s Bible. Certainly, there is no romantic tone to this letter, but it may be that his relationship with [...]
One of Oliver’s letters are on eBay right now! I’m not going to pursue it (because I currently have too many irons in the fire). Best of luck to whoever pursues it!
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[...] Thanks again to John Banks for putting together this collage of photos of Oliver’s Bible. For more info on the inscriptions, see this post. [...]
Letters/other Correspondence of 8th CVI Company A Men
Hoyt, Henry M – Lt – 10/11/1863 – Portsmouth, VA – Univ of Cal at Santa Barbara
Marsh, Wolcott Pascal – Capt – Various Correspondence – Univ of Michigan
Morgan, Andrew M – Maj – Various Correspondence – Ct State Library – Hartford
Sexton, Henry D – Pvt – 12/16/1861 – Annapolis, MD – Ct Historical Soc – Hartford
Tuller, Issac H – Pvt – 12/16/1861 – Annapolis, MD – Ct Historical Soc – Hartford
Waldhams, Martin L – Pvt – 12/16/1861 – Annapolis, MD – Ct Historical Soc – Hartford