U.S. 12-POUNDER SPHERICAL BORMANN CASE SHOT SHELL FROM G.A.R. SKELLY POST #9, GETTYSBURG

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Item Code: 490-6994

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This is a typical iron cannon ball of the era. Hollow iron ball filled with case shot and has a Bormann time fuse. These shells were for the 12-pounder smoothbore "Napoleon" cannons.

Bormann fuse is unpunched. Remainder of fuse shows some small dings around the edges but the numbers and lines are still visible. Iron body is dark brown with a nice smooth surface.

Drilled through the bottom (large hole) and unloaded. Lead case shot are visible within. Very nice condition overall.

This was likely a relic of the Battle of Gettysburg as it was acquired from the collection in the local G.A.R. post. In 1867, Gettysburg Civil War veterans organized the “Corporal Johnston H. Skelly Post No. 9 of the G.A.R.” Named for a Gettysburg resident and member of Company F, 87th Pennsylvania Volunteers who had been mortally wounded at the Battle of Winchester on June 13, 1863. By 1880, membership had grown to the point that they needed to buy a Post home. The empty Methodist Church on East Middle Street seemed appropriate for their needs, and in March of 1880 the Post 9 trustees purchased it for $600. In more recent years, some of the items collected in the Post were sold to pay for renovations.  [jet][ph:L]

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