Meade and Chamberlain - Gettysburg - Civil War Relics buying

The original hand inscribed 1864 Confederate Bond note was issued from Richmond, Virginia. These smaller “coupons” were at one time attached to a larger Bond. They were cut off and redeemed monthly. The serial number on this one is hand inscribed “1726” with the pay out date “Jan. 1, 1877”. The signatures on these 1864 coupons were engraved. Many of the clerks who numbered these notes in brown ink were the wives or daughters of soldiers who had been killed in action.

The Federal issue brass “Eagle” button was worn on the enlisted men's coats, it was also excavated from the Fredericksburg area.

Original lead ammunition excavated from the Civil War battlefields around Fredericksburg, Virginia. They would be the same type ammunition used during at Gettysburg. The bullets at left are all Federal issue; 1. .58 Williams Cleaner used to clean the black powder fouling out of the rifle barrel. There were three to six packed with the regular rounds. 2. The .52 Sharps was a breech loading carbine used primarily by the cavalry. 3. The .58 Springfield was the standard round for all .58 rifles used by the Federal forces. In 1862 the diameter of the .58 was decreased by a buying fraction to accommodate the .577 Enfield Rifle.
From upper right they are Confederate issue; 1. A .69 caliber round ball for the smooth bore musket, 2. A .54 caliber for the Mississippi rifle or the Austrian Lorenz rifle. The Lorenz rifle was the third most widely used rifle during the Civil War. The Union recorded purchases of 226,924 and the Confederacy bought as many as 100,000. The round was used by both sides. 3. The .58 Gardner at the bottom was made at the Richmond Arsenal in Virginia. They were the only Confederate Armory to make this style bullet. All of these rounds would have used a paper cartridge. The white patina is due to oxidation in the ground.

The pictures are reprinted from wartime photographs of General Meade and Colonel Chamberlain. The picture of Meade has glare from the lighting.

The hand made solid Oak frame is 12” x 16” (glass) in size. The matting is medium blue. All of the frame and display work was done in our cabinet shop here in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The frame is ready to hang. The wire is recessed which allows the frame to rest flat back to the wall as in a museum mount. The “bumpons” on each back corner protect the wall and keep the frame level.

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