Civil War Prayer Book. Inscribed inside front cover: "Ole F. Severson's book, 1865." 3" x 4 1/2" prayer book, "A Manual of Prayers for Soldiers" published by the Evangelical Lutheran Conference of St. Louis, Mo. Translated from the German, 1863; belonging to Ole. F. Severson in 1865, carried during the Civil War, a present from the Christian Commission.
