US/CS 12-POUND SMOOTHBORE CANISTER PLATE WITH 7 CANISTER SHOT RECOVERED AT GETTYSBURG – ZIEGLER COLLECTION / GEISELMAN COLLECTION

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Item Code: 2025-100

This specimen of Civil War ammunition consists of the remnants of a 12-pounder smoothbore stand of canister gathered from the Gettysburg battlefield. Originally from the Ziegler Collection, this early pick up includes one plate together with seven, separate iron canister shot or balls, all in fine original condition. A very common explosive shell used in the Civil War, canister was usually called for in breaking up opposing charging infantry and proved an efficient piece of artillery projectile. The circular-shaped, iron plate measures 4” in diameter and is slightly scalloped to cradle the first level of seven, 1.5” diameter iron balls. Two of the seven canister balls are still tightly secured to the base via residue of the packing compound. All iron pieces retain a light coating of surface rust. Never cleaned. This canister ammunition is an early battlefield pickup from the Ziegler collection in Gettysburg and the item is identified in John Geiselman’s museum collection.

Originally sold as Item# R10980.    [ra][ph:L]

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The Horse Soldier was pleased to offer a number of items from the John P. Geiselman collection, a collection that was on display for many years at the Geiselman Country Store Museum on Barlow - Two Taverns Road. Geiselman began his collecting as a child in the early 1920s, and during the pre-World II period had access to artifacts that had been purchased earlier at the estate sales of the Trostle, Rogers, Rose, Weikert, and Wentz farms - local properties that figured prominently in the battle and its aftermath. During this period he had access as well to the Hill , Plank, and Stewart collections, and was able to acquire other items that had been sold from turn-of-the-century relics establishments such as the Danner, Ziegler, and Oak Ridge Museums. Furthermore, Geiselman carefully documented most artifacts, and collectors perusing the list will be able to note, in many instances, not only the source of the relic and the date of its recovery, but also the part of the battlefield from which it came. In other words, his collection is the last major grouping of Gettysburg artifacts assembled and documented by a local resident.

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