Gettysburg - Little Round Top – 15th Alabama

Description: Original lead bullets excavated from the Spotsylvania and Wilderness Battlefields near Fredericksburg, Virginia. The battles were the start of General Grant’s 1864 “Overland Campaign” to take Richmond, Virginia. They are the same type ammunition that would have been carried at the Battle of Gettysburg. The lead ammunition at left are all Confederate issue; a .44 early model Colt revolver, a .58 nose cast for a rifle and a .57 Enfield Rifle round. The Enfield round was either imported from England through the blockades or made with imported molds by the Confederacy. At right are all Federal issue; a .58 Federal issue Williams Cleaner used to clean the black powder fouling out of the rifle barrel. There were three to six packed with the regular rounds. A .52 Sharps carbine generally used by the cavalry branch of service and a .58 round for the Springfield rifle or other imported arms of that caliber. They all used a paper cartridge which has not survived in the ground. The white color or patina is due to oxidation in the ground. The 15th Alabama is most famous for being the regiment that confronted the 20th Maine on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. After several assaults, the 15th Alabama was ultimately able to dislodge the Union troops, but was eventually forced to retreat in the face of a desperate bayonet charge led by the 20th Maine's commander, Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Oats and brought 499 men to the field. Three officers and 28 enlisted men were killed and Lieutenant John C. Oates was mortally wounded. Two officers and 47 enlisted men were wounded and 90 men were missing. The 15th Alabama Infantry was organized in Alabama in August of 1861 and surrendered in April of 1865 at Appomattox Court House. The battle scene “Little Round Top” was reprinted from the artwork of Allen Christian Redwood. Born in Virginia, he joined Company C, 55th Virginia infantry with the outbreak of war. After the war he painted many of the scenes he had witnessed. His regiment was at the Battle of Gettysburg. The artifacts come as shown in an 8” x 12” “Riker” style glass top case which can be opened by taking the pins out. The artifacts are just pressed in, not glued. Riker cases can be hung on a wall, but are best used on a stand. All of the artifacts are guaranteed to be original as stated. A hand signed and dated “Certificate of Authenticity” will be issued by Collectors Frame with a photograph and description of the items purchased. Please see our "About” for more information on the framing and artifacts.

Price: 58 USD

Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia

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