US/CS BRASS HARNESS BUCKLE, RECOVERED NEAR WILLOUGHBY RUN – GETTYSBURG

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Item Code: R21580

Rectangular shaped brass harness buckle. Brass surface has darkened patina. One corner of buckle is bent.

Willoughby Run is a tributary of Marsh Creek. This shallow stream bordered the Edward McPherson Farm on the Chambersburg Pike. Fighting occurred here on the first day of the battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. Relics were recovered from this area where a golf course once was located.  [SM]

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