Description: Original lead bullets and equipment parts excavated from the Spotsylvania and Wilderness Battlefields near Fredericksburg, Virginia. The battles were the start of General Grant’s 1864 “Overland Campaign” to take Richmond, Virginia. They are the same type ammunition and equipment that would have been carried at the Battle of Vicksburg. At center is a bayonet scabbard tip used by both sides. The Federal “Eagle” button was worn by enlisted men. The other artifacts include percussion caps, a haversack buckle and a rifle sling adjuster. The lead bullets are for the .58 Springfield rifle, a .36 revolver and a Confederate .58 Gardner made at the Richmond Arsenal in Virginia. They had paper cartridges when issued. The lead has oxidized in the ground giving them a white patina. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Mississippi, led by Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Vicksburg was the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. When two major assaults against the Confederate fortifications, on May 19 and 22, were repulsed with heavy casualties, Grant decided to besiege the city beginning on May 25. After holding out for more than forty days, with their supplies nearly gone, the garrison surrendered on July 4. The successful ending of the Vicksburg campaign significantly degraded the ability of the Confederacy to maintain its war effort. The battle scene “Vicksburg” was reprinted from a lithograph by Prang originally done in the 1870’s. The artifacts come as shown in an 8” x 12” “Riker” style glass top case which can be opened by taking the pins out. The artifacts are just pressed in, not glued. Riker cases can be hung on a wall, but are best used on a stand. All of the artifacts are guaranteed to be original as stated. A hand signed and dated “Certificate of Authenticity” will be issued by Collectors Frame with a photograph and description of the items purchased. Please see our "About” for more information on the framing and artifacts.
Price: 78 USD
Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
End Time: 2024-12-31T22:09:15.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
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