RELICS OF THE LAST CAVALRY ACTION OF THE EASTERN THEATRE – APPOMATTOX STATION

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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 including over 50 of Custer’s force killed in action by close range artillery.  The 24 Confederate cannons opposing him were captured, along with the majority of the hastily organized infantry stragglers who attempted to make a stand to protect the railway line and the exposed artillery batteries.  The battle became a running fight until darkness fell and the remaining Confederates slipped away to the relative safety of the rest of the army.

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: a crudely cast Confederate artillery chain, 4 Confederate iron case shot with sprues, a Richmond Sharps Bullet, a Confederate Braun Percussion Fuse with wire ignitor and base, 2 fired artillery friction primers, a fired Confederate Enfield Box Plug Bullet, and 5 fired bullets of varied types.

This is a truly scarce collection of relics from the last pitched battle of the Civil War’s Eastern Theatre has direct and established ties to the efforts of Custer to disrupt the resupply of Lee’s army, which provided Lee with more motivation to surrender the next day.  This box would be a welcome addition to any Civil War relic collection. [cm] [ph:L]

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