Gettysburg Pennsylvania Currency Civil War Artifacts 3395

  

The original hand signed 1850's "Bank of Northumberland" was issued in Pennsylvania with a plain back. The hand inscribed date has faded but the bank dates to the mid 1850's. The note has the hand inscribed serial number "2414". Notes like this one were still in circulation during the Civil War.

Northern notes were not issued in great quantities as apposed to the southern states. The original lead ammunition was excavated from the Civil War battlefields around Fredericksburg, Virginia. They would be the same type ammunition used during at Gettysburg. The lead ammunition at left are all Federal issue; a. 44 round for the Colt or Remington revolver, a. 52 Sharps carbine generally used by the cavalry branch of service and a.

58 round for the Springfield rifle or other imported arms of that caliber. The lead ammunition at right are all Confederate issue; a. 69 musket ball for the model 1842 smooth bore musket, a. 54 Richmond Sharps carbine and a.

The Richmond Sharps was made at the Richmond Arsenal in Virginia. They all used a paper cartridge which has not survived in the ground. The white color or patina is due to oxidation in the ground. The "Eagle" button at left is a standard issue for the enlisted branches of the Federal army. The flat button at right was issued on Confederate uniforms.

"Pickett's Charge" was reprinted from an engraving of the Gettysburg Cyclorama done by Manhattan Lithographs in the 1880's. The battle scene was created by French artist Paul Philippoteaux in 1884, The Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama depicts Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863. Through interviews with veterans and by documenting the landscape with a photographer, Philippoteaux spent months researching the battle. Although a few historical errors still appear in the artwork, the painting generally provides a "well documented visual history" of the battle.

This section of the painting depicts Confederate General Armistead mortally wounded at the Copse of Trees at center. Part of the scene at lower left is Battery A, 4th U.

Cushing commanded 126 men and six cannons positioned on Cemetery Ridge. Within just a few hours, all of Cushing's officers had been killed, and all but two of his guns had been silenced. During the Confederate cannonade, he was wounded in the abdomen, as well as the right shoulder. Refusing to evacuate, despite his severe wounds, he directed the operation of his two remaining gun. When the rebels were less than 100 yards from his position, Cushing was shot in the head, and died instantly.

The hand made solid Walnut frame is 12" x 16" (glass) in size. 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. The certificate will have the information on the bullets and other artifacts which can be taped to the back of the frame for reference. All of the artifacts are guaranteed to be original Civil War issue as stated. Please see our "About Collectors Frame", for more information on the framing and artifacts.