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Mine Run Civil War Relic Recovered in Confederate Trenches Sharps Carbine Bullet
Mine Run Civil War Relic Recovered in Confederate Trenches Sharps Carbine Bullet
Mine Run Civil War Relic Recovered in Confederate Trenches Sharps Carbine Bullet
Mine Run Civil War Relic Recovered in Confederate Trenches Sharps Carbine Bullet
Mine Run Civil War Relic Recovered in Confederate Trenches Sharps Carbine Bullet
Mine Run Civil War Relic Recovered in Confederate Trenches Sharps Carbine Bullet
Mine Run Civil War Relic Recovered in Confederate Trenches Sharps Carbine Bullet
Mine Run Civil War Relic Recovered in Confederate Trenches Sharps Carbine Bullet
Mine Run Civil War Relic Recovered in Confederate Trenches Sharps Carbine Bullet
Mine Run Civil War Relic Recovered in Confederate Trenches Sharps Carbine Bullet

Mine Run Civil War Relic Recovered in Confederate Trenches Sharps Carbine Bullet

$ 13.19

Availability: 39 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: This really nice fancy 15mm Shirt/Cuff Button with geometric design and some brass Gilt remaining on the surface, was dug in the Confederate trenches at the site of the Mine Run campaign in Virginia. What it originally was, is uncertain, but it is likely off of a piece of jewelry. It measures about 1 1/8" by 5/8" and looks like lead, but may be an alloy. An interesting piece with great provenance.
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)

    Description

    We are working as partners in conjunction with Gettysburg Relics to offer some very nice American Civil War relics for sale. The owner of Gettysburg Relics was the proprietor of Artifact at 777 on Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg for a number of years, and we are now selling exclusively on eBay.
    CONFEDERATE TRENCHES (EARTHWORKS) / THE MINE RUN CAMPAIGN, VIRGINIA - Dug in the Confederate trenches at the site of Mine Run in Virginia
    - A very nice Civil War relic .52 Sharps Carbine Variant Hole-Base Bullet
    This Sharps Carbine Bullet
    was recovered in the Confederate trenches at Mine Run in Virginia. The Mine Run Campaign was a potential major battle that never came to be. After Gettysburg, Meade was pushed to advance against the Confederate Army in Virginia and did so in November of 1863. After an intense fight around Payne's Farm, the Union Army came upon Lee's Army which was well-entrenched along Mine Run. Attacks were considered and the position was probed but ultimately it was determined that the position was too strong.
    The digger began metal detecting in 1971 and was always careful to store his artifacts so that the find location was documented.  I acquired this relic directly from the digger. A provenance letter with information and digger's name will be included.
    We include as much documentation with the relics as we possess. This includes copies of tags if there are original identification tags or maps, as well as a signed letter of provenance with the specific recovery information.
    All of the collections that we are offering for sale are guaranteed to be authentic, and are either older recoveries, found before the 1960s when it was still legal to metal detect battlefields, or were recovered on private property with permission. Some land on Battlefields that are now Federally owned, or owned by the Trust, were acquired after the items were recovered. We will not sell any items that were recovered illegally, nor will we sell any items that we suspect were recovered illegally.
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