allegheny arsenal saddle shield

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Pretty rare Saddle Shield from the Allegheny Arsenal Company which was based in PA. Found in Stafford,Virginia

The allegheny arsenal company- 1861 - Hopefully the picture loads up now..

The Allegheny Arsenal, established in 1814, was an important supply and manufacturing center for the Union Army during the American Civil War, and the site of the single largest civilian disaster during the war

 

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Try uploading your pic again. They just uncovered a bunch of Civil War canon balls at the Allegheny Arsenal site.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Thanks for letting me know my picture didn't upload! Pretty rare CW saddle shield.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find!

 

[relic nut]

Very cool shield! Nice find.
Tell us about the disaster.

HH, RN

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice find.

 

[Carolina Tom]

That is an awesome find, dated and everything.

Very well done sir. Congrats!

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

Congrats on a nice find!
Nothing better than a find with a visible date on it.

 

[trapperart]

Very nice congrats

 

[JBnNC]

Very nice! Its great how the lettering stands out.--JB

 

[Relicific]

Very original find
Nice

 

[TripletDad]

Pretty sad:
On Wednesday, September 17, 1862, around 2 pm, the arsenal exploded. The explosion shattered windows in the surrounding community and was heard in Pittsburgh, over two miles (3 km) away. At the sound of the first explosion, Col. John Symington, Commander of the Arsenal, rushed from his quarters and made his way up the hillside to the lab. As he approached, he heard the sound of a second explosion, followed by a third. Fire fighting equipment as well as a bucket brigade tried to douse the flames with water. The volunteer fire company from Pittsburgh arrived and assisted in bringing the fire under control. [SUP][4][/SUP]

By the time the fire was put out, the lab had been reduced to a pile of smoldering rubble. 78 workers, mostly young women, were killed. 54 bodies were unidentified, and were buried in a mass grave in the nearby Allegheny Cemetery. Among those killed were 15-year-old munitions assembler Catherine Burkhart, who lived at 184 38th Street.[SUP][5][/SUP]

 

[DirtyMike&Tab]

Great find.