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TWO LARGE IRON LATCHES MICHAEL FISCEL BARN, 5TH CORPS HOSPITAL, GETTYSBURG – GREG COCO COLLECTION
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This pair of hand forged iron latches each measure approximately 10.5” long x 1.75” at widest point. Each has a hinge pin barrel at one end with a slot cut in the base plate. A swinging hook is peened in place on each to lock down whatever was run through the slot. One of the latches still has a bolt attached. The other is slightly different with four screw/bolt holes on the base plate. Rusty and lightly pitted but remains solid.
A large luggage tag is tied to one of the pieces. Written by Greg Coco in January of 1995, it reads in part: “Hand forged iron latches (2) taken from the old Michael Fiscel barn in Dec. 1994, just prior to its destruction….”
Martha and Michael Fiscel’s farm was reportedly “high, dry and airy,” with plenty of water nearby. The 1st Division, 5th Corps was on Sarah and Michael Fiscel's farm, north of the house and south of Rock Creek, with the barn used for the worst cases.
This comes from the Gregory A. Coco collection. Greg was born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana in 1946. He served in Vietnam and was a Park Ranger at Gettysburg NMP for many years. Greg enjoyed historical research and authored many books relating to the Battle of Gettysburg, most notably “A Vast Sea of Misery” and “A Strange and Blighted Land”. [jet][ph:L]
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