Large piece from the nose of a Hotchkiss shell meas. approx. 4.00 x 2.75 inches.

Nicely written on the face in white paint is “FREDERICKSBURG, VA.”

Attached is a printed tag that reads “BATTLES OF FREDERICKSBURG DEC. 10-13, 1862 – THIS PIECE OF SHRAPNEL WAS FOUND ON THE BATTLEFIELD SOUTH OF THE CITY. THIS WAS THE AREA OCCUPIED BY THE DIVISION OF UNION GENERAL FRANKLIN DURING THE BATTLE.”  [ad][ph:L]

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