This Pattern 1839 Cartridge Box Plate was recovered by famed relic hunter Sid Kerksis in July of 1960, with a note listing the location of recovery as the 19^th Corps sector.

Both mounting loops on the reverse are secure in the original lead fill, white the face shows some minor denting along the edges.  The face has given to a nice, brown patina.

In the days before the Battle of Cedar Creek, the 19th Corps encamped and dug a series of trenches and earthworks to fortify the Federal position just south of Middletown, Virginia. The trenches started at the Valley Pike and extended for about a mile north.  This defensive line was abandoned in the Federal retreat and reclaimed as the tide of the battle turned.

An excellent remnant of the Battle of Cedar Creek, one of the war’s most famous later battles.  [cm][ph:L]

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