RELICS RECOVERED FROM PICKETT’S CHARGE BY JOHN CULLISON

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Item Code: 173-1951

These relics were recovered on Pickett’s Charge field by local Gettysburg resident John Cullison, who excavated relics on the field from 1935-1959.

Cullison sold his collection to the famed Rosensteel family of Gettysburg, who held these relics in their private collection until released in 1996.

This collection includes the following relics:

Burnside Carbine Bullet

US Williams Cleaner Bullet

CS Enfield .577 Bullet

.69 Caliber Minie Ball used by PA Reserves

.52 Caliber Sharps Bullet

.44 Caliber Colt Army Ball

Fired .58 Caliber Minie Ball

“Custom House” Seal from imported goods (probably ammunition)

Horseshoe (measures 5 inches by 4 inches)

Part of Artillery Friction Primer

Spherical Shell Fragment

Fragment of Copper Sabot

Fragment of Lead Sabot

Spherical Shell Fragment

US Shoulder Scale Keeper

Knapsack Part

Brass Trigger Tang

Soldier-carved bullet

Soldier-made Nipple Protector carved from sabot

Boot Heel with period nails

Piece of Lock and Key from Officer Trunk

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