Here is a mint, Confederate, 4.52” smoothbore, spherical shell that was fired from a 12-pound field piece as used during the Civil War. Once part of the Merrick Collection, this specimen is in outstanding original condition and was found at an undisclosed location on the battlefield in Gettysburg within days of the battle. The artillery round still retains a number of original caseshot along with its original brass spanner plug, sometimes referred to as the underplug. Plug face shows wear near the two spanner holes. Unfortunately, the Borman fuse is missing but the threaded fuse opening in the body still exhibits clear and sharp threads and could easily fit another Borman fuse. This projectile has never been cleaned and has acquired a beautiful plum-colored patina overall. Surface is smooth and hard with no rust at all. This CS 12-pound spherical shell, recovered from the battlefield at Gettysburg, is identified by John Geiselman’s collection by his museum listing. Previously sold as Item# R10970.

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The Horse Soldier is pleased to offer a number of items from the John P. Geiselman collection, a collection that was on display for many years at the Geiselman Country Store Museum on Barlow - Two Taverns Road. Geiselman began his collecting as a child in the early 1920s, and during the pre-World II period had access to artifacts that had been purchased earlier at the estate sales of the Trostle, Rogers, Rose, Weikert, and Wentz farms - local properties that figured prominently in the battle and its aftermath. During this period he had access as well to the Hill , Plank, and Stewart collections, and was able to acquire other items that had been sold from turn-of-the-century relics establishments such as the Danner, Ziegler, and Oak Ridge Museums. Furthermore, Geiselman carefully documented most artifacts, and collectors perusing the list will be able to note, in many instances, not only the source of the relic and the date of its recovery, but also the part of the battlefield from which it came. In other words, his collection is the last major grouping of Gettysburg artifacts assembled and documented by a local resident.

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