Artifacts from hallowed ground

[RustyRelics]

I bought these two amazing relics from Andy Keyser of Gettysburg Relics. His relics come with a hand signed letter of provenance, so I know they are what he says they are. I know there are a ton of "Gettysburg" relics out there that are neither from Gettysburg, nor are they relics, so I was happy with the signature.

First up is a bullet with some killer provenance. This bullet was found on Little Round Top, in Gettysburg, by a Union soldier (last name McPherson) during a reunion. It was kept in his family for a long time, before being sold to Mike Mancuso, who sold it to Andy. Ever since I have watched the movie Gettysburg, I have longed to touch something from Little Round Top. Now, I own something from Little Round Top!




Next, we have a .69 Cal. roundball recovered from Poffenbergers woods in Antietam. The section of woods was occupied by Hookers First Corps. I am trying to narrow down which regiments carried what kind of muskets in this area. My 3x great uncle Daniel Trautman fought at Antietam, along Snavelys Ford. I would like to acquire something from there next. The roundball was dug in August 1956, and was a part of the Wentworth Military Academy collection. The academy was founded in 1880, and the entire collection was sold at auction in the summer of 2008.

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Nice finds and story! Thank you for sharing!

 

[BLK HOLE]

Very cool, if relics could talk.....

 

[RustyRelics]

Here is a bullet that my dad found about the time I was born, in Gettysburg. It was found on private property, with permission of course. He knows exactly where he found it, and I will try and figure out which regiment carried it. Amazingly enough, this dirt clod has survived 15-16 years without breaking apart. It is clay, and hard as a rock.

 

[RustyRelics]

My dad says he found it close to the Spangler farm, on Cemetery Ridge. It was the Pennsylvania Reserves, but I am having a hard time locating which regiments were there. They don't really make maps for reserve units when you have cooler stuff going on elsewhere.