1845 JOHN WILKES BOOTH. Civil War Bible Owned by the Man who Accidently Helped Assassinate Lincoln! Martyrs Fine little assemblage of 5

Fine little assemblage of 5 ephemeral items related to the publications and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Selections from the Conversations and Unpublished Writings of Rev

University of New Orleans

If in good condition

It has been respined and has some repairs to the first few leaves

1845 JOHN WILKES BOOTH. Civil War Bible Owned by the Man who Accidently Helped Assassinate Lincoln! Martyrs Fine little assemblage of 5Wonderful piece of Americana; the original Civil War Bible used [quite heavily] by Major Henry L McConnell, Civil War soldier and, importantly, Provost Marshall General Department of Missouri. He'll be forever remembered as the man who had John Wilkes Booth in his possession and let him go, thus enabling him to further radicalize and, ultimately, assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Born in Pennsylvania,1840, McConnell entered the Military Academy