GETTYSBURG RELICS FROM THE ROSENSTEEL FAMILY COLLECTION

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Item Code: 173-1670

These items come displayed in a black riker box with a copy of the original paper label that marked the container the relics were originally in. The label reads “FOUND BY ELWOOD CULLISON VALLEY OF DEATH JULY 25-41.”

1.)  The box includes a fired .69 Minie ball that has retained its conical shape but has flattened from impact near the base.

2.)  US steel case shot

3.)  Two dropped .54 Minie balls

4.)  One dropped .58 Minie

5.)  One fired .58 Minie

6.)  Model 1839 oval US belt plate with a greenish tint over a dark patina on the face. The edge shows moderate wear with small amounts of surface loss. The reverse has approx. 90% of the lead fill with both arrow hooks and tongue.

As the label says these items were found by the late Elwood Cullison and passed by him to the Rosensteel Family collection of Gettysburg artifacts where they remained until released.

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