$250.00 SOLD
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Item Code: 173-2182
Relics were recovered on Pickett’s Charge field by John Cullison, a local Gettysburg resident, who excavated relics on the field from 1935-1959.
Cullison sold his collection to the famed Gettysburg Rosensteel family, who held these relics in their private collection until released in 1996.
The items in the relic box include: remnant of Artillery Mule shoe, four steel case shots, fired .44 caliber ball for Colt Army revolver, remnant of Spencer cartridge with Spencer bullet, two Enfield .577 caliber bullets, two CS .58 caliber nose cast minie balls, two fired and mushroomed minie balls, Soldier’s camp knife with remnant of wood handle, US .58 caliber Star in Base minie ball, CS .577 Enfield Pritchett bullet, fired CS handmade .69 caliber Musket ball, intact Williams Cleaner bullet, fired US Sharps bullet, fired US Sharps bullet, two fired .54 caliber minie balls for Austrian Lorenz or Model 1841 Rifle, two fired CS Gardner .58 caliber two-ring minie balls, and a crude CS iron case shot.
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