Holey New Testament with bullets

[Mike Serpa]

Photograph of Walter G. Jones, Pvt., 8th New York Cavalry, Co. C., U.S.A., half-length, facing front and his New Testament with bullet holes, and the two bullets which lodged in the book

LC-DIG-ppmsca-09873

I've heard of things like this but never witnessed actual proof. (I'm new here and don't know if this has been posted. Please forgive if so. I did try three times to search for it.)

 

[Mike Serpa]

Oops, I forgot to ask, does anyone knows what a Hobson, Dewey, Schley, or a Sampson is? Those bullets must have stopped somewhere before Revelation Chapter 22!

 

[frontrank2]

Very cool, thanks for posting it!

 

[Union_Buff]

Very amazing indeed!

Thanks for posting it.

 

[Gandycreek]

That's great ! Thanks for posting.

 

[Greg Taylor]

Truth is stranger than fiction!

 

[Nathanb1]

Not a bible, and it certainly didn't save him....but here's James K. Boswell's pocket notebook. He was killed in the volley that wounded Stonewall Jackson....

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefield...y-articles/artifacts-and-portraits-slideshow/

 

[Michigan Black Hat]

Excellent photo.

 

[tmh10]

Good picture. First I've seen it.