GETTYBURG RECOVERED CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE

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This regulation US cartridge box plate was recovered at Gettysburg and as typical of many battlefield pick-ups was once mounted for display on a relic board, as shown by small holes at top, bottom and either end. The plate is the regulation 1839 pattern oval U.S. cartridge box plate used throughout the Civil War, made of stamped, rolled brass, and given a lead solder fill on the back to add stiffness and secure an iron wire bent to form two loops to secure it to the flap of a cartridge box by passing them through two narrow slits and holding them in place with a leather thong or wedges. These plates were both ornamental and practical, the lead fill adding enough weight to help keep the flap of the cartridge box down even if the soldier neglected to latch it in the heat of action.

The face shows as a mix of medium and light brown, with some gray and some thin, light green. The letters are well delineated though showing some scratches, etc. The rim shows some shallow bumps, at the 8 o’clock position for example, and some damage to very right at 3 o’clock. The holes for mounting it are small and not very noticeable. The back shows a mix of gray and white with cracking to the surface but mainly shallow losses. The loops are gone, but some of the iron wire, oxidized to brown, shows through.

A good example of a Civil War regulation accoutrement plate from the war’s most famous battlefield.  [sr][ph:L]

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