Gettysburg battlefield souvenir

Titles: Gettysburg battlefield souvenir (Supplied title)

Description: Fragments retrieved from the Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1863 and mounted together. The fragments include a small block of finished wood, an artillery shell fragment, a section of bayonet and two Minié bullets. A faded portrait is affixed to the top of the block. A paper label on the back of the wood block reads: "WOOD from Culp's Hill. / Bayonet from Sherfy's. / Shell from Round-Top. / Union and Confederate Bullets."

Dates

• 1863 (Used at Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863.) (Use)
• Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 (Civil War) (Content)

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 7763.2

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 2 inches height (overall)
• 3 3/4 inches width (block)
• 2 7/8 inches depth (block)

Subjects

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