Description: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Original lead bullets excavated from the Civil War battlefields around Fredericksburg, Virginia. They are the same type ammunition that would have been carried at Antietam. The bullet at center is a Federal issue for the .58 Springfield rifle or other contract arms of that caliber. The other .58 caliber bullets at have been fired. The Confederacy made three ring bullets but they were of a lower quality casting and the base was usually off center. It is hard to tell which side used the bullet after they have been fired. The .58 caliber rounds used a paper cartridge. The white patina is due to oxidation in the ground. The scene was reprinted from a photograph taken by Alexander Gardner two days after the Battle of Antietam. The Confederate artillerymen belonged to S.D. Lee’s Battalion. The “Army of the Potomac”, under the command of Maj. Gen. George McClellan, mounted a series of powerful assaults against Gen. Robert E. Lee’s “Army of Northern Virginia” along Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. During the battle of Antietam the church was the focal point of a number of Union attacks against the Confederate left flank. Most after action reports by commanders of both sides, including Union General Hooker and Confederate Stonewall Jackson, make references to the church. At battles end the Confederates used the church as a temporary medical aid station. A sketch by well known Civil War artist Alfred Waud depicts a truce between the opposing sides being held in front of the church on September 18, in order to exchange wounded and bury the dead. At least one account states that after the battle the Union Army used the Dunker Church as an embalming station. One tradition persists that Lincoln may have visited the site during his visit to the Army of the Potomac in October 1862. As for the old church, it was heavily battle scarred with hundreds of marks from bullets in its white washed walls. Likewise artillery had rendered serious damage to the roof and walls. By 1864 the Church was repaired, rededicated and regular services were held there until the turn of the century. The artifacts come in an 8” x 12” riker mount box as shown. All of the artifacts are guaranteed to be original Civil War issue as stated. A hand signed and dated “Certificate of Authenticity” will be issued by Collectors Frame with a photograph of the item purchased. Please see our "About Collectors Frame”, for more information on the framing and artifacts. e4107
Price: 34 USD
Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
End Time: 2024-08-02T11:41:56.000Z
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