The day before the famous surrender at Appomattox, General Custer came upon a section of virtually unguarded supply trains bound for Lee’s army along the Lynchburg Railroad line.  After driving off many Confederate guns and a contingent of straggling infantry at modest loss to his force of mounted men, they set about destroying the rail line to prevent those and any further cars from resupplying the ragged Army of Northern Virginia.  This fight was the last major battle in the East, and resulted in some of the final casualties of the Virginia theatre of operations.

Part of an extensive collection acquired from a private museum by the Horse Soldier in 1995, these items are arranged in a glass fronted Riker display box and can be traced to that pivotal action.

Included are 8 railway spikes from the Lynchburg line – pulled out by Custer’s troops, 4 pulled Williams Cleaner Bullets, and 8 dropped Confederate Gardner Bullets in .54 caliber.

This is a scarce chance to collect relics from the Appomattox campaign and one of the singular events that compelled Lee to surrender his army the very next day.  These items would be a wonderful centerpiece for any Civil War relic collection with their direct ties to the Battle of Appomattox Station and the efforts of General Custer’s men.  [cm] [ph:L]

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