The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-05
THE LOST WALKER BIBLE.

 Found on the Field at Wise's Forks, N,
 C., and Returned to the Deceased
 Soldiers Brother.
 The Bible which was carried In the war by James Walker, one of the New Haven boys of .oI, Fifteenth Con- necticut, and which was found on the field at WIse's Forks in North Carolina by Confederate soldier after the deat of Mf. Walker In the engagement has been returned to Hartford, 1t being re ceived there last Saturday by MT Rob- ert Walker, who Is the only brother of the youngsoldier who lost his life in action more than thirty-two years ago. The Hartford Times says:
 "Mr. Walker recognized the Bible in- stantly as being the one which he bought in Glasgow, Scotland, forty years ago. He purchased it in 1857 at the bookstore of McFuhn & Co.,. Argyle street, in that city, before he left for this country. The first money that Mr. Walker saved after reaching the United States was used in bringing his brother to Hartford. James Walker arrive here some time before the war broke out and was apprenticed to MT. James Gilfilllian. who was plumber here in 1859 having his place of business near St. Johns church. Afterwards M. Gil- lillian removed to New Haven and James Walker went with him to that city to complete his trade, which he had begun in Scotland before his com ing to this country. In New Haven, one day, when the call for troops was imperative, MT. Gilfillian and his whole shop enlisted, going into the Fifteenth Connecticut. James Walker was of tn number. This accounts for his being in the Fifteenth instead of in a Hartford county command.
 In March, 1865, the Fifteenth was on the way from Newborn, N. C., to join Sherman's army at Goldsborough. General Hoke intercepted the troops before they reached their destination and engaged them in battle at Wise's Forks, March s. It was in this encoun- ter that young Walker was instantly killed, ball penetrating his brain. At that time the troops were fighting be- ker-hind extemporized breastworks. Walker was aiming his rifle, when he was struck by one of the enemy's bull lets and fell forward on his rifle The Bible, which he had been reading, was near his side. The story of its retur to the north is told in the following let ter:
 Abbeville, S. C., July 24, 1897.
 Dear Sir: Your letter about your brothers Bible reached me this morn ing. As soon as I see MT. DuPre 1 will attend to the matter. There was no T" in his name, as it was stamped in his Bible, and 1t was my mistake to put the T" in when I wrote the note about the book for my paper. I am glad to know that your book will be restored. MT. DuPre has suffered several reverses since the war, has been burnt out and has moved from place to place, but his wife told me that he had preserved the Bible with particular care. It is we'll taken care of, except a few of the first leaves are missing. I will see him in day or two and I know it will be his pleasure to mail 1t to you immediately.
 When I saw the Psalms in Rouses version in the back of the book, I told my daughter that the man who owned it was a Covenanter or came from that stock. My ancestors were Scotch-Irish,
  CTS since the days of persecution in Scotland. My grandfather was an Irishman and Covenanter, and my great-grandfather refused to com- pound" and that is why our people are here I was in the army from first to last. I was at First Manassas and sur- rendered with General Lee at Appomat- tox Court House. I served in the in- To- oJ~ nI A P. Hill, and was wounded at Chancel- 1arsville, Gettysburg and Petersburg. I was not more than two hundred yards from Stonewal Jackson when he was mortally wounded.
 You should come south, where we have a genial climate, productive soil and @ progressive country. In Abbe- vile five hundred houses have been built for white people in the last few years. We have new cotton factory running on full time. I enclose in this a genuine ten dollars Confederate bill, which will be a curiosity for your chill dren. I will see MT. DuPre in a day or two, and he will send you the Bible.
 Yours truly,
 ROBERT R. HEMPHILL.
 MT, Walker has acknowledged the he- ceipt of the Bible, and has sent speci- mens of the old Charter Oak to MT. Hemphill and to MT. DuPre The re- turn of the precious relic has given MT. Walker great pleasure. It was the Bi- ble which he brought with him to this country from the land of the Covenant CTS. MT. Walker was in the Second Connecticut during the war, and is a member of Robert o. Tyler Post of the Grand Army. He Is devoted old sol- dier and will attend the national en- campment of the Grand Army at Buffa- 10 this montfl.'
 BUSY RUBBER WORKERS.