Civil War Artifacts
I collected, recovered, bought and sold Civil War artifacts for many, many years. Those of you who have bought from me in the past or who know me understand how I feel about the historical provenance that needs to be associated with Civil War relics. If you don't know where an artifact was recovered, it loses all of its context and connection to the event with which it was associated. Therefore, I went out of my way to acquire relics that only came from well-identified collections or that had specific provenance associated with them. I still have a very large inventory of these artifacts which will now be sold by Ryan Sandy on Ebay. Typically, he has over one hundred items listed at any one time. I will link a few of them on this page, but, be aware, there are many more to be seen by clicking on his other auctions on the Ebay website.
BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG
.54 CALIBER CONFEDERATE GARDNER BULLET
Many people are not aware that a pretty intense Civil War battle was fought just outside of Colonial Williamsburg. On May 5th, 1862, during the Peninsula Campaign, elements of the Union and Confederate armies clashed here, resulting in almost 4,000 casualties. I have never had very many artifacts from this battle, so I was presently surprised when I acquired a nice group of Confederate bullets about seven years ago. This is a really nice example of a .54 caliber Gardner bullet - a type used by the Confederacy.
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.54 CALIBER CONFEDERATE GARDNER BULLET
Many people are not aware that a pretty intense Civil War battle was fought just outside of Colonial Williamsburg. On May 5th, 1862, during the Peninsula Campaign, elements of the Union and Confederate armies clashed here, resulting in almost 4,000 casualties. I have never had very many artifacts from this battle, so I was presently surprised when I acquired a nice group of Confederate bullets about seven years ago. This is a really nice example of a .54 caliber Gardner bullet - a type used by the Confederacy.
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BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG - THE WHEATFIELD
"WASHINGTON ARSENAL" BULLET
The most famous private collection of Gettysburg relics was the one accumulated by the Rosensteel Family, beginning from the period shortly after the battle and continuing past the midpoint of the 20th century. The Rosensteels created their own museum (first at the Round Tops and later on Taneytown Road (the museum would become the site of the original National Park Visitor Center)). Most of the collection was acquired by the National Park Service and remains today as the core of the park's Gettysburg artifact collection. Some of the relics remained in the hands of family members, as was the case with this bullet, which remained in the Iva Rosensteel-Ryder collection until it was finally sold privately five years ago. This bullet, therefore, has never been offered for public sale before. It has the distinct star mark in the cavity - these are often called Washington Arsenal bullets. The Wheatfield is, of course, one of the most famous locations on the battlefield. The fighting here on July 2nd went back and forth across the field and was incredibly bloody.
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"WASHINGTON ARSENAL" BULLET
The most famous private collection of Gettysburg relics was the one accumulated by the Rosensteel Family, beginning from the period shortly after the battle and continuing past the midpoint of the 20th century. The Rosensteels created their own museum (first at the Round Tops and later on Taneytown Road (the museum would become the site of the original National Park Visitor Center)). Most of the collection was acquired by the National Park Service and remains today as the core of the park's Gettysburg artifact collection. Some of the relics remained in the hands of family members, as was the case with this bullet, which remained in the Iva Rosensteel-Ryder collection until it was finally sold privately five years ago. This bullet, therefore, has never been offered for public sale before. It has the distinct star mark in the cavity - these are often called Washington Arsenal bullets. The Wheatfield is, of course, one of the most famous locations on the battlefield. The fighting here on July 2nd went back and forth across the field and was incredibly bloody.
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