110th Pennsylvania Infantry Virginia Currency Civil War Bullets 3617

  

The original 1862 "Virginia Treasury Note" - "One Dollar" note was engraved by Hoyer & Ludwig. And hand signed in brown ink. The serial number "25937" was also inscribed by hand.

The bust in left corner is of Virginia Governor John Letcher. The note was issued out of Richmond, Virginia, and has a plain back. Original lead ammunition excavated from the Fredericksburg Battlefield in Virginia.

The bullets at left are all Federal issue; a. 58 Williams Cleaner used to clean the black powder fouling out of the rifle barrel. There were three to six packed with the regular rounds. 52 Sharps was a breech loading carbine used primarily by the cavalry and a.

58 Springfield that was the standard round for all. 58 rifles used by the Federal forces. In 1862 the diameter of the. 58 was decreased by a fraction to accommodate the. From upper right they are Confederate issue; 1.

69 caliber round ball for the Model 1842 smooth bore musket, a. 54 caliber for the Mississippi rifle or the Austrian Lorenz rifle. The Lorenz rifle was the third most widely used rifle during the Civil War. The round was used by both sides.

It was found in the Confederate lines. 57 Enfield was imported from England through the blockade or made with imported molds. All of these rounds would have used a paper cartridge.

The white patina is due to oxidation in the ground. The scene was reproduced from a photograph by Brady shortly after the Battle of Fredericksburg. It was taken in their 1862 - 1863 winter camp across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg in Stafford County, Virginia.

The 110th Pennsylvania was attached to General Hooker's Third Corp, Third Division and took part in the assaults against Marye's Heights. The hand made solid Poplar frame is 12" x 16" (glass) in size.

The frame has a distressed milk paint finish; black over blue (the back edge, which can't be seen, has only the base coat; there are some brush strokes from the second coat). The matting is medium gray. All of the frame and display work was done in our cabinet shop here in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The frame is ready to hang.

The wire is recessed which allows the frame to rest flat back to the wall as in a museum mount. The "bumpons" on each back corner protect the wall and keep the frame level.

All of the artifacts are guaranteed to be original as stated. The documents pictured will also come with the set. Please see our "About" on front page for more information on the framing and artifacts.