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Nothing was Sacred:
These items from the Dunker Church are a testament to the indiscriminate damage caused by the armies. The bible was taken after the battle by Sergeant Nathan Dykeman of the 107th New York Infantry. Dykeman carried the bible back to New York where it remained in his family until his death in 1903. After his death, Dykeman's sister gave it to the veterans of the regiment who returned the bible to its rightful place 41 years after the battle. |