BOX OF RELICS RECOVERED FROM PICKETT’S CHARGE

$265.00 SOLD

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Item Code: 173-2169

The 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:

  1. Remnant of Soldier’s throwing knife with weight attached at base
  2. two fired and mushroomed US .58 caliber minie balls
  3. Soldier’s razor
  4. .577 Enfield bullet
  5. .44 caliber Colt Army bullet
  6. two fired US .58 caliber minie balls
  7. US Williams Cleaner bullet
  8. fired Spencer cartridge shell casing
  9. Soldier’s spoon
  10. two US .58 caliber Star in Base minie balls
  11. handmade .36 ball for Colt Navy revolver
  12. two .69 caliber musket balls
  13. two fired and mushroomed CS .58 Gardner minie balls.

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