1863 CIVIL WAR Micrography LORD\'S PRAYER 130th PA Vols Surgeon QM JOHN R TURNER
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1863 CIVIL WAR Micrography LORD\'S PRAYER 130th PA Vols Surgeon QM JOHN R TURNER:
$46.00
1863 CIVIL WAR Microwritten LORD\'S PRAYER 130th PA Vols Surgeon QM JOHN R TURNER
You are offerding on a Civil War card featuring a microwritten version of the Lord\'s Prayer. Even more interesting is the fact that the card was sent to the daughter of a Union soldier by the soldier himself. John R. Turner was a surgeon and 1st Lieutenant in the 130th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company A, and hailed from York County. He sent this card to his daughter, Virginia (irony), in March of 1863.The Q.M. you see written to the left of his regiment stands for Quartermaster. Turner was indeed promoted to Quartermaster in August of 1862, right at the same time the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry was being mustered into service.The microwritten Lord\'s Prayer was executed by a Lieutenant H. Heath and it is a truly remarkable piece of calligraphy. The writing is so tiny that you need a magnifying glass to read it. The entire prayer is written in a circular space smaller than a is a distinct difference between the Heath writing and the Turner message. That\'s because the Lord\'s Prayer, though executed by Heath, has been printed on the card. We have seen one other example of this card in a collection, with a different sender of course, which helped us realized that Heath\'s work was indeed printed on the card. Turner\'s message is incredibly small too, and seems to be in the same artistic hand as Heath\'s. Our guess is that Heath printed these cards and supplied them, with a hand penned personalization, to other soldiers. Did Turner and Heath meet up? Looks like it.This card measures 3-3/16\" wide by 1-15/16\" tall...so about the size of a business card. It\'s on much thinner paper than card stock. It has a couple of creases in the upper corners and generalized soiling covering the card front. The soiling is fairly dark, but does not affect your ability to read the text. You will still need a magnifying glass to read the Lord\'s Prayer, Info:The 130th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment was attached to the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps, of the Army of the Potomac. It was mustered out on May 21st, 1863, just a couple of months after Lieutenant Turner sent this card to his daughter. The Regiment fought at Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Battle of Chancellorsville. That Chancellorsville encounter resulted in heavy casualties as the Army of the Potomac took on Stonewall Jackson. The 130th Pennsylvania was nearly wiped out, and their term of enlistment was nearly up, hence the \"mustering out.\" We know that Turner mustered out with the regiment, so he survived.This original Civil War card would make a unique addition to any collection.Buyer pays postage. We gladly ship WORLDWIDE.Many thanks for looking!Christianne & Mike - FunkijunkBe sure to check out the other items we have up for offers this week.
1863 CIVIL WAR Micrography LORD\'S PRAYER 130th PA Vols Surgeon QM JOHN R TURNER:
$46.00